Process to remove actinides from soil using magnetic separation

Title: Process to remove actinides from soil using magnetic separation

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A process of separating actinide-containing components from an admixture including forming a slurry including actinide-containing components within an admixture, said slurry including a dispersion-promoting surfactant, adjusting the pH of the slurry to within a desired range, and, passing said slurry through a pretreated matrix material, said matrix material adapted to generate high magnetic field gradients upon the application of a strong magnetic field exceeding about 0.1 Tesla whereupon a portion of said actinide-containing components are separated from said slurry and remain adhered upon said matrix material is provided.

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Avens, Larry R ^[1]; Hill, Dallas D ^[1]; Prenger, F Coyne ^[1]; Stewart, Walter F ^[2]; Tolt, Thomas L ^[1]; Worl, Laura A ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM
Las Cruces, NM

Issue Date:: 1996-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM

OSTI Identifier:: 870522

Patent Number(s):: 5538701

Assignee:: Regents of University of California, Office of Technology (Alameda, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: process; remove; actinides; soil; magnetic; separation; separating; actinide-containing; components; admixture; including; forming; slurry; dispersion-promoting; surfactant; adjusting; ph; desired; range; passing; pretreated; matrix; material; adapted; generate; field; gradients; application; strong; exceeding; tesla; whereupon; portion; separated; remain; adhered; provided; magnetic separation; field gradient; field gradients; matrix material; magnetic field; mixture including; strong magnetic; actinide-containing components; slurry including; desired range; including forming; separating actinide; material adapted; containing components; /423/209/588/

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                    Avens, Larry R, Hill, Dallas D, Prenger, F Coyne, Stewart, Walter F, Tolt, Thomas L, and Worl, Laura A. Process to remove actinides from soil using magnetic separation.  United States: N. p., 1996. 
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                    Avens, Larry R, Hill, Dallas D, Prenger, F Coyne, Stewart, Walter F, Tolt, Thomas L, & Worl, Laura A. Process to remove actinides from soil using magnetic separation.  United States.

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                    Avens, Larry R, Hill, Dallas D, Prenger, F Coyne, Stewart, Walter F, Tolt, Thomas L, and Worl, Laura A. Mon .  
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