PROCESS FOR PURIFYING PLUTONIUM
Abstract
A method is described of separating plutonium from small amounts of uranium and other contaminants. An acidic aqueous solution of higher valent plutonium and hexavalent uranium is treated with a soluble iodide to obtain the plutonium in the plus three oxidation state while leaving the uranium in the hexavalent state, adding a soluble oxalate such as oxalic acid, and then separating the insoluble plus the plutonium trioxalate from the solution.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4309727
- Patent Number(s):
- 2833800
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014402
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ACIDS; CONTAMINATION; IODIDES; OXALATES; OXALIC ACID; PATENT; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; URANIUM COMPOUNDS
Citation Formats
Mastick, D F, and Wigner, E P. PROCESS FOR PURIFYING PLUTONIUM. United States: N. p., 1958.
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Mastick, D F, & Wigner, E P. PROCESS FOR PURIFYING PLUTONIUM. United States.
Mastick, D F, and Wigner, E P. Thu .
"PROCESS FOR PURIFYING PLUTONIUM". United States.
@article{osti_4309727,
title = {PROCESS FOR PURIFYING PLUTONIUM},
author = {Mastick, D F and Wigner, E P},
abstractNote = {A method is described of separating plutonium from small amounts of uranium and other contaminants. An acidic aqueous solution of higher valent plutonium and hexavalent uranium is treated with a soluble iodide to obtain the plutonium in the plus three oxidation state while leaving the uranium in the hexavalent state, adding a soluble oxalate such as oxalic acid, and then separating the insoluble plus the plutonium trioxalate from the solution.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1958},
month = {5}
}
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