Recovery of cesium
Abstract
A process of recovering cesium ions from mixtures of ions containing them and other ions, e.g., a solution of nuclear waste materials, which comprises establishing a separate source phase containing such a mixture of ions, establishing a separate recipient phase, establishing a liquid membrane phase in interfacial contact with said source and recipient phases, said membrane phase containing a ligand, preferably a selected calixarene as depicted in the drawing, maintaining said interfacial contact for a period of time long enough to transport by said ligand a substantial portion of the cesium ion from the source phase to the recipient phase, and recovering the cesium ion from the recipient phase. The separation of the source and recipient phases may be by the membrane phase only, e.g., where these aqueous phases are emulsified as dispersed phases in a continuous membrane phase, or may include a physical barrier as well, e.g., an open-top outer container with an inner open-ended container of smaller cross-section mounted in the outer container with its open bottom end spaced from and above the closed bottom of the outer container so that the membrane phase may fill the outer container to a level above the bottom of the innermore »
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865201
- Patent Number(s):
- 4477377
- Application Number:
- 06/389,402
- Assignee:
- Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78ER05016
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1982 Jun 17
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- recovery; cesium; process; recovering; mixtures; containing; solution; nuclear; waste; materials; comprises; establishing; separate; source; phase; mixture; recipient; liquid; membrane; interfacial; contact; phases; ligand; preferably; selected; calixarene; depicted; drawing; maintaining; period; time; transport; substantial; portion; separation; aqueous; emulsified; dispersed; continuous; physical; barrier; open-top; outer; container; inner; open-ended; cross-section; mounted; bottom; spaced; closed; fill; level; floating; upper; surface; separated; wall; preferred; solvent; methylene; chloride; carbon; tetrachloride; phase separated; physical barrier; inner container; substantial portion; outer container; phase containing; upper surface; waste material; waste materials; nuclear waste; liquid membrane; aqueous phase; dispersed phase; recovering cesium; closed bottom; methylene chloride; separate source; comprises establishing; phase separate; /423/210/252/976/
Citation Formats
Izatt, Reed M., Christensen, James J., and Hawkins, Richard T. Recovery of cesium. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Izatt, Reed M., Christensen, James J., & Hawkins, Richard T. Recovery of cesium. United States.
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"Recovery of cesium". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865201.
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abstractNote = {A process of recovering cesium ions from mixtures of ions containing them and other ions, e.g., a solution of nuclear waste materials, which comprises establishing a separate source phase containing such a mixture of ions, establishing a separate recipient phase, establishing a liquid membrane phase in interfacial contact with said source and recipient phases, said membrane phase containing a ligand, preferably a selected calixarene as depicted in the drawing, maintaining said interfacial contact for a period of time long enough to transport by said ligand a substantial portion of the cesium ion from the source phase to the recipient phase, and recovering the cesium ion from the recipient phase. The separation of the source and recipient phases may be by the membrane phase only, e.g., where these aqueous phases are emulsified as dispersed phases in a continuous membrane phase, or may include a physical barrier as well, e.g., an open-top outer container with an inner open-ended container of smaller cross-section mounted in the outer container with its open bottom end spaced from and above the closed bottom of the outer container so that the membrane phase may fill the outer container to a level above the bottom of the inner container and have floating on its upper surface a source phase and a recipient phase separated by the wall of the inner container as a physical barrier. A preferred solvent for the ligand is a mixture of methylene chloride and carbon tetrachloride.},
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place = {United States},
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