PLUTONIUM CARRIER METATHESIS WITH ORGANIC REAGENT
Abstract
A method is described for converting a plutonium containing bismuth phosphate carrier precipitate Into a compositton more readily soluble in acid. The method consists of dissolving the bismuth phosphate precipitate in an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide, and adding one of a certaia group of organic compounds, e.g., polyhydric alcohols or a-hydrorycarboxylic acids. The mixture is then heated causiing formation of a bismuth hydroxide precipitate containing plutonium which may be readily dissolved in nitric acid for further processing.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4304462
- Patent Number(s):
- 2841469
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-000981
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ACIDS; ALCOHOLS; ALKALI METALS; BISMUTH HYDROXIDES; BISMUTH PHOSPHATES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; HYDROXIDES; MIXING; NITRIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLUTONIUM; PRECIPITATION; SOLUBILITY
Citation Formats
Thompson, S G. PLUTONIUM CARRIER METATHESIS WITH ORGANIC REAGENT. United States: N. p., 1958.
Web.
Thompson, S G. PLUTONIUM CARRIER METATHESIS WITH ORGANIC REAGENT. United States.
Thompson, S G. Tue .
"PLUTONIUM CARRIER METATHESIS WITH ORGANIC REAGENT". United States.
@article{osti_4304462,
title = {PLUTONIUM CARRIER METATHESIS WITH ORGANIC REAGENT},
author = {Thompson, S G},
abstractNote = {A method is described for converting a plutonium containing bismuth phosphate carrier precipitate Into a compositton more readily soluble in acid. The method consists of dissolving the bismuth phosphate precipitate in an aqueous solution of alkali metal hydroxide, and adding one of a certaia group of organic compounds, e.g., polyhydric alcohols or a-hydrorycarboxylic acids. The mixture is then heated causiing formation of a bismuth hydroxide precipitate containing plutonium which may be readily dissolved in nitric acid for further processing.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {7}
}