VOLATILE CHLORIDE PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES
Abstract
A process is presented for recovering uranium, iron, and aluminum from centain shale type ores which contain uranium in minute quantities. The ore is heated wiih a chlorinating agent. such as chlorine, to form a volatilized stream of metal chlorides. The chloride stream is then passed through granular alumina which preferentially absorbs the volatile uranium chloride and from which the uranium may later be recovered. The remaining volatilized chlorides, chiefly those of iron and aluminum, are further treated to recover chlorine gas for recycle, and to recover ferric oxide and aluminum oxide as valuable by-products.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4261334
- Patent Number(s):
- 2867501
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-013315
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDES; ALUMINUM OXIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; GAS FLOW; GRAIN SIZE; HEATING; IRON; IRON CHLORIDES; IRON OXIDES; ORE PROCESSING; RECOVERY; URANIUM; URANIUM CHLORIDES
Citation Formats
Hanley, W R. VOLATILE CHLORIDE PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Hanley, W R. VOLATILE CHLORIDE PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES. United States.
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"VOLATILE CHLORIDE PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES". United States.
@article{osti_4261334,
title = {VOLATILE CHLORIDE PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES},
author = {Hanley, W R},
abstractNote = {A process is presented for recovering uranium, iron, and aluminum from centain shale type ores which contain uranium in minute quantities. The ore is heated wiih a chlorinating agent. such as chlorine, to form a volatilized stream of metal chlorides. The chloride stream is then passed through granular alumina which preferentially absorbs the volatile uranium chloride and from which the uranium may later be recovered. The remaining volatilized chlorides, chiefly those of iron and aluminum, are further treated to recover chlorine gas for recycle, and to recover ferric oxide and aluminum oxide as valuable by-products.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {1}
}
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