RECOVERY OF PROTACTINIUM
Abstract
A process is presented for the separation of protactinium values from an aqueous solution containing Pa and Th values comprising establishing in the solution a HCl concentration of from 4 to 11 molar, contacting the resulting solution with an anion-exchange adsorbent, such as a polystyrene divinyl benzene polymer with quatenary amines as the active exchange group, to effect the adsorption of Pa values upon the adsorbent while leaving Th values in the solution, and then washlng the separated Pa bearing adsorbent with an aqueous solution of HCl of less than 4M to exclusively elute Pa values from the adsorbent. If hexavalent U values are contained in the original solution thcy are adsorbed on the resin together with Pa. A separation is offected chromatographically by percolating the resin with aqueous HCl.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4266879
- Patent Number(s):
- 2872284
- 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 C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-013319
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ADSORPTION; AMINES; ANIONS; BENZENE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENE; PROTACTINIUM; QUANTITY RATIO; RECOVERY; RESINS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; THORIUM; URANIUM; VINYL RADICALS
Citation Formats
Kraus, K A, and Moore, G E. RECOVERY OF PROTACTINIUM. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Kraus, K A, & Moore, G E. RECOVERY OF PROTACTINIUM. United States.
Kraus, K A, and Moore, G E. Sun .
"RECOVERY OF PROTACTINIUM". United States.
@article{osti_4266879,
title = {RECOVERY OF PROTACTINIUM},
author = {Kraus, K A and Moore, G E},
abstractNote = {A process is presented for the separation of protactinium values from an aqueous solution containing Pa and Th values comprising establishing in the solution a HCl concentration of from 4 to 11 molar, contacting the resulting solution with an anion-exchange adsorbent, such as a polystyrene divinyl benzene polymer with quatenary amines as the active exchange group, to effect the adsorption of Pa values upon the adsorbent while leaving Th values in the solution, and then washlng the separated Pa bearing adsorbent with an aqueous solution of HCl of less than 4M to exclusively elute Pa values from the adsorbent. If hexavalent U values are contained in the original solution thcy are adsorbed on the resin together with Pa. A separation is offected chromatographically by percolating the resin with aqueous HCl.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1959},
month = {Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1959}
}