METHOD OF FORMING PLUTONIUM-BEARING CARRIER PRECIPITATES AND WASHING SAME
Abstract
An improvement of the lanthanum fluoride carrier precipitation process for the recovery of plutonium is presented. In this process the plutonium is first segregated in the LaF/su precipitate and this precipitate is later dissolved and the plutonium reprecipitated as the peroxide. It has been found that the loss of plutonium by its remaining in the supernatant liquid associated with the peroxide precipitate is greatly reduced if, before dissolution, the LaF/ sub 3/ precipitate is subjected to a novel washing step which constitutes the improvement of this patent. The step consists in intimately contactifng the LaF/ sub 3/ precipitate with a 4 to 10 percent solution of sodium hydrogen sulfate at a temperature between 10 and 95 deg C for 1/2 to 3 hours.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4206075
- Patent Number(s):
- 2875022
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-022158
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ACIDITY; CARRIERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LANTHANUM FLUORIDES; LIQUIDS; LOSSES; MIXING; OXIDES; PATENT; PERFORMANCE; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION; RECOVERY; REPROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SODIUM SULFATES; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER
Citation Formats
Faris, B F. METHOD OF FORMING PLUTONIUM-BEARING CARRIER PRECIPITATES AND WASHING SAME. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Faris, B F. METHOD OF FORMING PLUTONIUM-BEARING CARRIER PRECIPITATES AND WASHING SAME. United States.
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"METHOD OF FORMING PLUTONIUM-BEARING CARRIER PRECIPITATES AND WASHING SAME". United States.
@article{osti_4206075,
title = {METHOD OF FORMING PLUTONIUM-BEARING CARRIER PRECIPITATES AND WASHING SAME},
author = {Faris, B F},
abstractNote = {An improvement of the lanthanum fluoride carrier precipitation process for the recovery of plutonium is presented. In this process the plutonium is first segregated in the LaF/su precipitate and this precipitate is later dissolved and the plutonium reprecipitated as the peroxide. It has been found that the loss of plutonium by its remaining in the supernatant liquid associated with the peroxide precipitate is greatly reduced if, before dissolution, the LaF/ sub 3/ precipitate is subjected to a novel washing step which constitutes the improvement of this patent. The step consists in intimately contactifng the LaF/ sub 3/ precipitate with a 4 to 10 percent solution of sodium hydrogen sulfate at a temperature between 10 and 95 deg C for 1/2 to 3 hours.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 1959},
month = {Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 1959}
}