Method for digesting spent ion exchange resins and recovering actinides therefrom using microwave radiation

Nichols, Sheldon T

Title: Method for digesting spent ion exchange resins and recovering actinides therefrom using microwave radiation

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The present invention relates to methods for digesting diphosphonic acid substituted cation exchange resins that have become loaded with actinides, rare earth metals, or heavy metals, in a way that allows for downstream chromatographic analysis of the adsorbed species without damage to or inadequate elution from the downstream chromatographic resins. The methods of the present invention involve contacting the loaded diphosphonic acid resin with concentrated oxidizing acid in a closed vessel, and irradiating this mixture with microwave radiation. This efficiently increases the temperature of the mixture to a level suitable for digestion of the resin without the use of dehydrating acids that can damage downstream analytical resins. In order to ensure more complete digestion, the irradiated mixture can be mixed with hydrogen peroxide or other oxidant, and reirradiated with microwave radiation.

Inventors:

Maxwell, III, Sherrod L. ^[1]; Nichols, Sheldon T ^[2]

(Aiken, SC)
Augusta, GA

Issue Date:: 1999-01-01

Research Org.:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 872488

Patent Number(s):: 5945342

Assignee:: Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Aiken, SC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N1/405 - {by adsorption or absorption}

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B59/00 - Obtaining rare earth metals

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T436/25125 - Digestion or removing interfering materials

C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
C22B7/006 - {Wet processes}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P10/20 - Process efficiency

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DOE Contract Number:: AC09-89SR18035

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; digesting; spent; exchange; resins; recovering; actinides; therefrom; microwave; radiation; relates; methods; diphosphonic; acid; substituted; cation; loaded; rare; earth; metals; heavy; allows; downstream; chromatographic; analysis; adsorbed; species; damage; inadequate; elution; involve; contacting; resin; concentrated; oxidizing; closed; vessel; irradiating; mixture; efficiently; increases; temperature; level; suitable; digestion; dehydrating; acids; analytical; ensure; complete; irradiated; mixed; hydrogen; peroxide; oxidant; reirradiated; hydrogen peroxide; cation exchange; heavy metal; microwave radiation; exchange resin; rare earth; earth metal; exchange resins; heavy metals; earth metals; phosphonic acid; diphosphonic acid; oxidizing acid; recovering actinide; acid substituted; involve contacting; /436/204/423/

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  abstractNote = {The present invention relates to methods for digesting diphosphonic acid substituted cation exchange resins that have become loaded with actinides, rare earth metals, or heavy metals, in a way that allows for downstream chromatographic analysis of the adsorbed species without damage to or inadequate elution from the downstream chromatographic resins. The methods of the present invention involve contacting the loaded diphosphonic acid resin with concentrated oxidizing acid in a closed vessel, and irradiating this mixture with microwave radiation. This efficiently increases the temperature of the mixture to a level suitable for digestion of the resin without the use of dehydrating acids that can damage downstream analytical resins. In order to ensure more complete digestion, the irradiated mixture can be mixed with hydrogen peroxide or other oxidant, and reirradiated with microwave radiation.},

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  place        = {United States},

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