Published 1992 | Version v1
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Mineralogical characterization of uranium yellow cake concentrates

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Uranium yellow cake concentrates have been analyzed and characterized mineralogically by means of differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectra and wet chemical methods. On the basis of mineralogical methods of characterization, the following four major structural types of yellow cake may be classified: Uranyl Hydroxide Hydrate, UO2(OH)2nH2O; Basic Uranyl Sulfate Hydrate, (UO2)x(SO4)y(OH)s(x-y).nH2O; Sodium Para-Uranate, Na5U7O24 and Uranyl Peroxide Hydrate, UO4.nH2O. In this paper conditions of yellow cake preparation and characterization are described, along with discussion of significance of structural types to the physical and chemical properties of yellow cake production

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Publishing Information

Publisher
The Metallurgical Society Inc.
Imprint Place
Warrendale, PA (United States)
Imprint Title
1992 TMS annual meeting (Abstracts)
Imprint Pagination
vp.
Journal Page Range
p. C124.

Conference

Title
Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) annual meeting and exhibition.
Dates
1-5 Mar 1992.
Place
San Diego, CA (United States).

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-920305--.