skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Dissolution of uranium oxides from simulated environmental swipes using ammonium bifluoride

Abstract

We developed an analytical chemistry method to quantitatively recover microgram quanties of solid uranium oxides from swipe media using ammonium bifluoride (ABF, NH4HF2) solution. Recovery of uranium from surrogate swipe media (filter paper) was demonstrated at initial uranium loading levels between 3 and 20 µg filter-1. Moreover, the optimal conditions for extracting U3O8 and UO2 are using 1 % ABF solution and incubating at 80 °C for one hour. The average uranium recoveries are 100 % for U3O8, and 90 % for UO2. Finally, with this method, uranium concentration as low as 3 µg filter-1 can be recovered for analysis.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1304717
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-20797
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Meyers, Lisa A., Yoshida, Thomas M., Chamberlin, Rebecca M., and Xu, Ning. Dissolution of uranium oxides from simulated environmental swipes using ammonium bifluoride. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1007/s10967-016-4823-4.
Meyers, Lisa A., Yoshida, Thomas M., Chamberlin, Rebecca M., & Xu, Ning. Dissolution of uranium oxides from simulated environmental swipes using ammonium bifluoride. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4823-4
Meyers, Lisa A., Yoshida, Thomas M., Chamberlin, Rebecca M., and Xu, Ning. 2016. "Dissolution of uranium oxides from simulated environmental swipes using ammonium bifluoride". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4823-4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1304717.
@article{osti_1304717,
title = {Dissolution of uranium oxides from simulated environmental swipes using ammonium bifluoride},
author = {Meyers, Lisa A. and Yoshida, Thomas M. and Chamberlin, Rebecca M. and Xu, Ning},
abstractNote = {We developed an analytical chemistry method to quantitatively recover microgram quanties of solid uranium oxides from swipe media using ammonium bifluoride (ABF, NH4HF2) solution. Recovery of uranium from surrogate swipe media (filter paper) was demonstrated at initial uranium loading levels between 3 and 20 µg filter-1. Moreover, the optimal conditions for extracting U3O8 and UO2 are using 1 % ABF solution and incubating at 80 °C for one hour. The average uranium recoveries are 100 % for U3O8, and 90 % for UO2. Finally, with this method, uranium concentration as low as 3 µg filter-1 can be recovered for analysis.},
doi = {10.1007/s10967-016-4823-4},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1304717}, journal = {Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry},
issn = {0236-5731},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

Journal Article:
Free Publicly Available Full Text
Publisher's Version of Record

Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 4 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

Save / Share:

Works referenced in this record:

Extraction of Beryllium from Refractory Beryllium Oxide with Dilute Ammonium Bifluoride and Determination by Fluorescence: A Multiparameter Performance Evaluation
journal, October 2009


Liquid Sampling-Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge Ionization Source for Elemental Mass Spectrometry
journal, April 2011


Fluorination of oxides of uranium and thorium by ammonium hydrogenfluoride
journal, August 1989