PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS
Abstract
A process is presented for recovering uranium values from UCl/sub 4/ deposits formed on calutrons. Such deposits are removed from the calutron parts by an aqueous wash solution which then contains the uranium values in addition to the following impurities: Ni, Cu, Fe, and Cr. This impurity bearing wash solution is treated with an oxidizing agent, and the oxidized solution is then treated with ammonia in order to precipitate the uranium as ammonium diuranate. The metal impurities of iron and chromium, which form insoluble hydroxides, are precipitated along with the uranium values. The precipitate is separated from the solution, dissolved in acid, and the solution again treated with ammonia and ammonium carbonate, which results in the precipitation of the metal impurities as hydroxides while the uranium values remain in solution.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4296394
- Patent Number(s):
- 2856263
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-008361
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ACIDS; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALUTRON; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM HYDROXIDES; CLEANING; COPPER; DEPOSITS; HYDROXIDES; IMPURITIES; IRON; IRON HYDROXIDES; ISOTOPE SEPARATION; LAYERS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; RECOVERY; REFINING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; URANATES; URANIUM; URANIUM CHLORIDES; WATER
Citation Formats
Carter, J M, and Kamen, M D. PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Carter, J M, & Kamen, M D. PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS. United States.
Carter, J M, and Kamen, M D. Tue .
"PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS". United States.
@article{osti_4296394,
title = {PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION OF URANIUM DEPOSITS},
author = {Carter, J M and Kamen, M D},
abstractNote = {A process is presented for recovering uranium values from UCl/sub 4/ deposits formed on calutrons. Such deposits are removed from the calutron parts by an aqueous wash solution which then contains the uranium values in addition to the following impurities: Ni, Cu, Fe, and Cr. This impurity bearing wash solution is treated with an oxidizing agent, and the oxidized solution is then treated with ammonia in order to precipitate the uranium as ammonium diuranate. The metal impurities of iron and chromium, which form insoluble hydroxides, are precipitated along with the uranium values. The precipitate is separated from the solution, dissolved in acid, and the solution again treated with ammonia and ammonium carbonate, which results in the precipitation of the metal impurities as hydroxides while the uranium values remain in solution.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1958},
month = {Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1958}
}