PROCESSES OF RECLAIMING URANIUM FROM SOLUTIONS
Abstract
A process is described for reclaiming residual enriched uranium from calutron wash solutions containing Fe, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Mn as impurities. The solution is adjusted to a pH of between 2 and 4 and is contacted with a metallic reducing agent, such as iron or zinc, in order to reduce the copper to metal and thereby remove it from the solution. At the same time the uranium present is reduced to the uranous state The solution is then contacted with a precipitate of zinc hydroxide or barium carbonate in order to precipitate and carry uranium, iron, and chromium away from the nickel and manganese ions in the solution. The uranium is then recovered fronm this precipitate.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4252947
- Patent Number(s):
- 2873167
- 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
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-013386
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ACIDITY; BARIUM CARBONATES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENRICHMENT; IMPURITIES; IRON; MANGANESE; METALS; NICKEL; PRECIPITATION; RECOVERY; REDUCTION; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; ZINC; ZINC HYDROXIDESt,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Citation Formats
Zumwalt, L R. PROCESSES OF RECLAIMING URANIUM FROM SOLUTIONS. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Zumwalt, L R. PROCESSES OF RECLAIMING URANIUM FROM SOLUTIONS. United States.
Zumwalt, L R. Tue .
"PROCESSES OF RECLAIMING URANIUM FROM SOLUTIONS". United States.
@article{osti_4252947,
title = {PROCESSES OF RECLAIMING URANIUM FROM SOLUTIONS},
author = {Zumwalt, L R},
abstractNote = {A process is described for reclaiming residual enriched uranium from calutron wash solutions containing Fe, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Mn as impurities. The solution is adjusted to a pH of between 2 and 4 and is contacted with a metallic reducing agent, such as iron or zinc, in order to reduce the copper to metal and thereby remove it from the solution. At the same time the uranium present is reduced to the uranous state The solution is then contacted with a precipitate of zinc hydroxide or barium carbonate in order to precipitate and carry uranium, iron, and chromium away from the nickel and manganese ions in the solution. The uranium is then recovered fronm this precipitate.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {2}
}
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