Studies on the separation and recovery of uranium from phosphoric acid medium using a synergistic mixture of 2-ethyl hexyl hydrogen 2-ethylhexyl phosphonate (PC 88-A) and Cyanex 923

This paper describe the study on the extraction of uranium from phosphoric acid medium using synergistic mixtures of 2-ethyl hexyl hydrogen 2-ethylhexyl phosphonate (PC88A) and different organophosphorous neutral donors. The extraction behaviour of uranium from phosphorous medium is investigated as a function of feed acidity of phosphoric acid. The concentration of extractants is chosen arbitrarily and it is observed that the synergistic mixture containing 5% PC88A and 5% Cyanex 923 has maximum distribution ratio for uranium. The different commonly used strippants are used to study the stripping of uranium from the same composite organic mixture. (author)