Published February 7, 1984 | Version v1
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Acid wash of second cycle solvent in the recovery of uranium from phosphate rock

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Description

Entrainment of contaminated water in the organic phase and poor phase disengagement is prevented in the second cycle scrubber, in a two cycle-uranium recovery process, by washing the organic solvent stream containing entrained H3PO4 from the second cycle extractor, with a dilute aqueous sulfuric or nitric acid solution in an acid scrubber, prior to passing the solvent stream into the second cycle stripper

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. C01G 43/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. C01G 43/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,430,309/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16009554
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ORE ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHATE ROCKS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLVENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM PHOSPHATES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; METALS; ORE PROCESSING; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS

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Notes
PAT-APPL-292096.