URANIUM PURIFICATION PROCESS
Abstract
A process is described for the purification of uranyl nitrate by an extraction process. A solution is formed consisting of uranyl nitrate, together with the associated impurities arising from the HNO/sub 3/ leaching of the ore, in an organic solvent such as ether. If this were back extracted with water to remove the impurities, large quantities of uranyl nitrate will also be extracted and lost. To prevent this, the impure organic solution is extracted with small amounts of saturated aqueous solutions of uranyl nitrate thereby effectively accomplishing the removal of impurities while not allowing any further extraction of the uranyl nitrate from the organic solvent. After the impurities have been removed, the uranium values are extracted with large quantities of water.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4329544
- Patent Number(s):
- 2813001
- 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-12-006979
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; CLEANING; IMPURITIES; LEACHING; NITRIC ACID; ORES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PATENT; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; URANYL NITRATES; WATER
Citation Formats
Ruhoff, J R, and Winters, C E. URANIUM PURIFICATION PROCESS. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Ruhoff, J R, & Winters, C E. URANIUM PURIFICATION PROCESS. United States.
Ruhoff, J R, and Winters, C E. Tue .
"URANIUM PURIFICATION PROCESS". United States.
@article{osti_4329544,
title = {URANIUM PURIFICATION PROCESS},
author = {Ruhoff, J R and Winters, C E},
abstractNote = {A process is described for the purification of uranyl nitrate by an extraction process. A solution is formed consisting of uranyl nitrate, together with the associated impurities arising from the HNO/sub 3/ leaching of the ore, in an organic solvent such as ether. If this were back extracted with water to remove the impurities, large quantities of uranyl nitrate will also be extracted and lost. To prevent this, the impure organic solution is extracted with small amounts of saturated aqueous solutions of uranyl nitrate thereby effectively accomplishing the removal of impurities while not allowing any further extraction of the uranyl nitrate from the organic solvent. After the impurities have been removed, the uranium values are extracted with large quantities of water.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1957},
month = {11}
}