PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM IMPURITIES
Abstract
A method is described for separating plutonium from aqueous solutions containing uranium. It has been found that if the plutonium is reduced to its 3+ valence state, and the uranium present is left in its higher valence state, then the differences in solubility between certain salts (e.g., oxalates) of the trivalent plutonium and the hexavalent uranium can be used to separate the metals. This selective reduction of plutonium is accomplished by adding iodide ion to the solution, since iodide possesses an oxidation potential sufficient to reduce plutonium but not sufficient to reduce uranium.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4333632
- Patent Number(s):
- 2813004
- 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-12-006982
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; IMPURITIES; IODIDES; IONS; OXALATES; OXIDATION; PATENT; PLUTONIUM; REDUCTION; SALTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; WATER
Citation Formats
Wahl, A C. PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM IMPURITIES. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Wahl, A C. PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM IMPURITIES. United States.
Wahl, A C. Tue .
"PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM IMPURITIES". United States.
@article{osti_4333632,
title = {PROCESS FOR SEPARATING PLUTONIUM FROM IMPURITIES},
author = {Wahl, A C},
abstractNote = {A method is described for separating plutonium from aqueous solutions containing uranium. It has been found that if the plutonium is reduced to its 3+ valence state, and the uranium present is left in its higher valence state, then the differences in solubility between certain salts (e.g., oxalates) of the trivalent plutonium and the hexavalent uranium can be used to separate the metals. This selective reduction of plutonium is accomplished by adding iodide ion to the solution, since iodide possesses an oxidation potential sufficient to reduce plutonium but not sufficient to reduce uranium.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1957},
month = {11}
}
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