Process for recovery of palladium from nuclear fuel reprocessing wastes
Abstract
Palladium is selectively removed from spent nuclear fuel reprocessing waste by adding sugar to a strong nitric acid solution of the waste to partially denitrate the solution and cause formation of an insoluble palladium compound. The process includes the steps of: (a) adjusting the nitric acid content of the starting solution to about 10 M; (b) adding 50% sucrose solution in an amount sufficient to effect the precipitation of the palladium compound; (c) heating the solution at reflux temperature until precipitation is complete; and (d) centrifuging the solution to separate the precipitated palladium compound from the supernatant liquid.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6622003
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PALLADIUM; RECOVERY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; DENITRATION; CENTRIFUGATION; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; NITRIC ACID; PRECIPITATION; REPROCESSING; SACCHAROSE; SPENT FUELS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DISACCHARIDES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLATINUM METALS; PROCESSING; REACTOR MATERIALS; SACCHARIDES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing
Citation Formats
Campbell, D O, and Buxton, S R. Process for recovery of palladium from nuclear fuel reprocessing wastes. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Campbell, D O, & Buxton, S R. Process for recovery of palladium from nuclear fuel reprocessing wastes. United States.
Campbell, D O, and Buxton, S R. Mon .
"Process for recovery of palladium from nuclear fuel reprocessing wastes". United States.
@article{osti_6622003,
title = {Process for recovery of palladium from nuclear fuel reprocessing wastes},
author = {Campbell, D O and Buxton, S R},
abstractNote = {Palladium is selectively removed from spent nuclear fuel reprocessing waste by adding sugar to a strong nitric acid solution of the waste to partially denitrate the solution and cause formation of an insoluble palladium compound. The process includes the steps of: (a) adjusting the nitric acid content of the starting solution to about 10 M; (b) adding 50% sucrose solution in an amount sufficient to effect the precipitation of the palladium compound; (c) heating the solution at reflux temperature until precipitation is complete; and (d) centrifuging the solution to separate the precipitated palladium compound from the supernatant liquid.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1980},
month = {6}
}
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