METHOD OF MAINTAINING PLUTONIUM IN A HIGHER STATE OF OXIDATION DURING PROCESSING
Abstract
This patent deals with the oxidation of tetravalent plutonium contained in an aqueous acid solution together with fission products to the hexavalent state, prior to selective fission product precipitation, by adding to the solution bismuthate or ceric ions as the oxidant and a water-soluble dichromate as a holding oxidant. Both oxidant and holding oxidant are preferably added in greater than stoichiometric quantities with regard to the plutonium present.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4228864
- Patent Number(s):
- 2892678
- 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
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-022169
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICALS; CHROMATES; COMPOUNDS; FISSION PRODUCTS; MINERAL ACIDS; OXIDATION; PATENT; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION; QUANTITY RATIO; SALTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; WATER
Citation Formats
Thompson, S G, and Miller, D R. METHOD OF MAINTAINING PLUTONIUM IN A HIGHER STATE OF OXIDATION DURING PROCESSING. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Thompson, S G, & Miller, D R. METHOD OF MAINTAINING PLUTONIUM IN A HIGHER STATE OF OXIDATION DURING PROCESSING. United States.
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"METHOD OF MAINTAINING PLUTONIUM IN A HIGHER STATE OF OXIDATION DURING PROCESSING". United States.
@article{osti_4228864,
title = {METHOD OF MAINTAINING PLUTONIUM IN A HIGHER STATE OF OXIDATION DURING PROCESSING},
author = {Thompson, S G and Miller, D R},
abstractNote = {This patent deals with the oxidation of tetravalent plutonium contained in an aqueous acid solution together with fission products to the hexavalent state, prior to selective fission product precipitation, by adding to the solution bismuthate or ceric ions as the oxidant and a water-soluble dichromate as a holding oxidant. Both oxidant and holding oxidant are preferably added in greater than stoichiometric quantities with regard to the plutonium present.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {6}
}
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