Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Radioactive metal
Patent
1980-11-20
1983-09-20
Kyle, Deborah L.
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound
Radioactive metal
423 3, C22B 6002
Patent
active
044055676
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention, uranium values are extracted from solid materials containing uranium in lower valence states than its hexavalent state comprising contacting the solid materials containing uranium with an alkaline leach solution containing the ionic species NH.sub.4.sup.+ and NO.sub.3.sup.- in an amount sufficient to convert at least a portion of the uranium in valence states lower than its hexavalent state to its hexavalent state. In another embodiment of the present invention, the aqueous alkaline leach solution is an aqueous solution of a carbonate selected from the group consisting of ammonium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate and mixtures thereof. In a further embodiment, ionic species NO.sub.3.sup.31 is supplied by an alkaline nitrate. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the aqueous alkaline leach solution additionally contains at least one catalytic compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, cobalt iron nickel, chromium and mixtures thereof adapted to assure the presence of the ionic species Cu.sup.++, Co.sup.++, Fe.sup.+++, Ni.sup.++, Cr.sup.+++ and mixtures thereof, respectively, is present during the contacting of the solid materials containing uranium with the aqueous alkaline leach solution in an amount sufficient to catalyze the oxidation of at least a part of the uranium in valence states lower than its hexavalent state to its hexavalent state.
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Kyle Deborah L.
Phillips Petroleum Company
Thexton Matthew A.
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