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Title: Method for extracting lanthanides and actinides from acid solutions by modification of purex solvent

Abstract

A process for the recovery of actinide and lanthanide values from aqueous solutions with an extraction solution containing an organic extractant having the formula: ##STR1## where .phi. is phenyl, R.sup.1 is a straight or branched alkyl or alkoxyalkyl containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is an alkyl containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and phase modifiers in a water-immiscible hydrocarbon diluent. The addition of the extractant to the Purex process extractant, tri-n-butylphosphate in normal paraffin hydrocarbon diluent, will permit the extraction of multivalent lanthanide and actinide values from 0.1 to 12.0 molar acid solutions.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Naperville, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
865782
Patent Number(s):
4574072
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01F - COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; extracting; lanthanides; actinides; acid; solutions; modification; purex; solvent; process; recovery; actinide; lanthanide; values; aqueous; extraction; solution; containing; organic; extractant; formula; str1; phi; phenyl; straight; branched; alkyl; alkoxyalkyl; 12; carbon; atoms; phase; modifiers; water-immiscible; hydrocarbon; diluent; addition; tri-n-butylphosphate; normal; paraffin; permit; multivalent; molar; purex process; lanthanide values; hydrocarbon diluent; acid solutions; actinide values; acid solution; solution containing; aqueous solution; carbon atoms; aqueous solutions; organic extractant; carbon atom; alkyl containing; phase modifiers; extraction solution; extracting lanthanides; phase modifier; /423/976/

Citation Formats

Horwitz, E Philip, and Kalina, Dale G. Method for extracting lanthanides and actinides from acid solutions by modification of purex solvent. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Horwitz, E Philip, & Kalina, Dale G. Method for extracting lanthanides and actinides from acid solutions by modification of purex solvent. United States.
Horwitz, E Philip, and Kalina, Dale G. Wed . "Method for extracting lanthanides and actinides from acid solutions by modification of purex solvent". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865782.
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abstractNote = {A process for the recovery of actinide and lanthanide values from aqueous solutions with an extraction solution containing an organic extractant having the formula: ##STR1## where .phi. is phenyl, R.sup.1 is a straight or branched alkyl or alkoxyalkyl containing from 6 to 12 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 is an alkyl containing from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and phase modifiers in a water-immiscible hydrocarbon diluent. The addition of the extractant to the Purex process extractant, tri-n-butylphosphate in normal paraffin hydrocarbon diluent, will permit the extraction of multivalent lanthanide and actinide values from 0.1 to 12.0 molar acid solutions.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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