Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Radioactive metal
Patent
1981-02-26
1987-03-24
Miller, Edward A.
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound
Radioactive metal
423 15, 423 17, 423260, C01G 4300
Patent
active
046524312
ABSTRACT:
A process is described for the recovery of uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid utilizing an alkyl pyrophosphoric extractant. The extractant also contains a modifier for retaining the alkyl pyrophosphoric acid in solution in an essentially water-immiscible organic diluent during stripping. After extracting the uranium from wet-process acid, the APPA extractant is treated with an oxidizing agent such as hydrogen peroxide and the uranium stripped into an alkaline stripping solution. The alkaline stripping solution is an aqueous solution of an alkali metal or ammonium carbonate or hydroxide. The barren extractant is recycled for contacting with fresh wet-process acid. The uranium and any ferric iron present is precipitated in the stripping solution. The uranium is dissolved in an aqueous solution such as an aqueous solution of ammonium uranyl tricarbonate (AUT), any precipitated ferric solids are separated from the solution, and the uranium is reprecipitated, separated, dried and calcined to a U.sub.3 O.sub.8 product.
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Magdics Alex
Worthington Ralph E.
Miller Edward A.
Prodeco, Inc.
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