Recovery of uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid

Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Radioactive metal

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210634, 423 16, 423253, 423260, C01G 4301, B01D 1104

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ABSTRACT:
Uranium values are recovered as uranyl peroxide from wet process phosphoric acid by a solvent extraction-precipitation process. The preferred form of this process comprises a first solvent extraction with DEPA-TOPO followed by reductive stripping of the extractant with Fe.sup.++ - containing phosphoric acid. After reoxidation, the uranium-containing aqueous stripping solution is extracted again with DEPA-TOPO and the pregnant organic is then stripped with a dilute ammonium carbonate solution. The resulting ammonium uranyl tricarbonate solution is then acidified, with special kerosene treatment to prevent wax formation, and the acidified solution is reacted with H.sub.2 O.sub.2 to precipitate a uranyl peroxide compound.

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