ALKALINE CARBONATE LEACHING PROCESS FOR URANIUM EXTRACTION
Abstract
A process for the leaching of uranium from high carbonate ores is presented. According to the process, the ore is leached at a temperature of about 200 deg C and a pressure of about 200 p.s.i.g. with a solution containing alkali carbonate, alkali permanganate, and bicarbonate ion, the bicarbonate ion functionlng to prevent premature formation of alkali hydroxide and consequent precipitation of a diuranate. After the leaching is complete, the uranium present is recovered by precipitation with NaOH.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4304962
- Patent Number(s):
- 2813003
- 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-12-006981
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ALKALI METALS; CARBONATES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROXIDES; IONS; LEACHING; MANGANESE OXIDES; ORES; PATENT; PERMANGANATES; PRESSURE; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; URANATES; URANIUM
Citation Formats
Thunaes, A, Brown, E A, and Rabbitts, A T. ALKALINE CARBONATE LEACHING PROCESS FOR URANIUM EXTRACTION. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Thunaes, A, Brown, E A, & Rabbitts, A T. ALKALINE CARBONATE LEACHING PROCESS FOR URANIUM EXTRACTION. United States.
Thunaes, A, Brown, E A, and Rabbitts, A T. Tue .
"ALKALINE CARBONATE LEACHING PROCESS FOR URANIUM EXTRACTION". United States.
@article{osti_4304962,
title = {ALKALINE CARBONATE LEACHING PROCESS FOR URANIUM EXTRACTION},
author = {Thunaes, A and Brown, E A and Rabbitts, A T},
abstractNote = {A process for the leaching of uranium from high carbonate ores is presented. According to the process, the ore is leached at a temperature of about 200 deg C and a pressure of about 200 p.s.i.g. with a solution containing alkali carbonate, alkali permanganate, and bicarbonate ion, the bicarbonate ion functionlng to prevent premature formation of alkali hydroxide and consequent precipitation of a diuranate. After the leaching is complete, the uranium present is recovered by precipitation with NaOH.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1957},
month = {11}
}
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