Plutonium and americium separation from salts
Abstract
Salts or materials containing plutonium and americium are dissolved in hydrochloric acid, heated, and contacted with an alkali metal carbonate solution to precipitate plutonium and americium carbonates which are thereafter readily separable from the solution.
- Inventors:
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- Northglenn, CO
- Boulder, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Dow Chemical Co., Golden, Colo. Rocky Flats Div.
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862723
- Patent Number(s):
- 3996331
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(29-1)-1106
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- plutonium; americium; separation; salts; materials; containing; dissolved; hydrochloric; acid; heated; contacted; alkali; metal; carbonate; solution; precipitate; carbonates; thereafter; readily; separable; materials containing; hydrochloric acid; alkali metal; carbonate solution; metal carbonate; metal carbon; containing plutonium; /423/
Citation Formats
Hagan, Paul G, and Miner, Frend J. Plutonium and americium separation from salts. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Hagan, Paul G, & Miner, Frend J. Plutonium and americium separation from salts. United States.
Hagan, Paul G, and Miner, Frend J. Thu .
"Plutonium and americium separation from salts". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862723.
@article{osti_862723,
title = {Plutonium and americium separation from salts},
author = {Hagan, Paul G and Miner, Frend J},
abstractNote = {Salts or materials containing plutonium and americium are dissolved in hydrochloric acid, heated, and contacted with an alkali metal carbonate solution to precipitate plutonium and americium carbonates which are thereafter readily separable from the solution.},
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journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
}
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