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Recovering phosphorus and uranium values from phosphate rock

Abstract

Phosphate rock is acidulated with aqueous nitric acid to produce an aqueous solution containing phosphate values, calcium and uranium values. The aqueous solution is contacted with an extraction solvent for the uranium values: the extraction solvent comprising a water immiscible organic diluent, a dialkyl phosphoric acid having at least 10 carbon atoms, and an organic phosphorus compound having the formula R/sub 1/ R/sub 2/ R/sub 3/ P = O where R/sub 1/, R/sub 2/ and R/sub 3/ are each either alkyl or alkoxy, the organic phosphorus compound having at least 10 carbon atoms. The uranium values are then recovered from the extraction solvent. In an example the extraction solvent is HDEHP and TOPO in kerosene.
Publication Date:
Feb 11, 1981
Product Type:
Patent
Report Number:
GB 2053879; A
Reference Number:
AIX-12-618208; EDB-82-027757
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; PHOSPHATE ROCKS; ORE PROCESSING; URANIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; HDEHP; KEROSENE; NITRIC ACID; RECOVERY; TOPO; URANIUM COMPLEXES; ACTINIDE COMPLEXES; ACTINIDES; COMPLEXES; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ESTERS; EXTRACTION; FUELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; LIQUID FUELS; METALS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PROCESSING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; 050400* - Nuclear Fuels- Feed Processing; 400105 - Separation Procedures
OSTI ID:
5852581
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 6
Announcement Date:
May 13, 2001

Citation Formats

Sze, M C.Y., and Long, R H. Recovering phosphorus and uranium values from phosphate rock. United Kingdom: N. p., 1981. Web.
Sze, M C.Y., & Long, R H. Recovering phosphorus and uranium values from phosphate rock. United Kingdom.
Sze, M C.Y., and Long, R H. 1981. "Recovering phosphorus and uranium values from phosphate rock." United Kingdom.
@misc{etde_5852581,
title = {Recovering phosphorus and uranium values from phosphate rock}
author = {Sze, M C.Y., and Long, R H}
abstractNote = {Phosphate rock is acidulated with aqueous nitric acid to produce an aqueous solution containing phosphate values, calcium and uranium values. The aqueous solution is contacted with an extraction solvent for the uranium values: the extraction solvent comprising a water immiscible organic diluent, a dialkyl phosphoric acid having at least 10 carbon atoms, and an organic phosphorus compound having the formula R/sub 1/ R/sub 2/ R/sub 3/ P = O where R/sub 1/, R/sub 2/ and R/sub 3/ are each either alkyl or alkoxy, the organic phosphorus compound having at least 10 carbon atoms. The uranium values are then recovered from the extraction solvent. In an example the extraction solvent is HDEHP and TOPO in kerosene.}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1981}
month = {Feb}
}