Published June 2, 1989 | Version v1
Patent

Process for the separation of thorium and rare earths from a fluoride concentrate containing these elements

Description

The concentrate is attacked by a solution of sodium hydroxide in a quantity of at least 1.4 times the stoichiometry and with a concentration between 1 and 40 wt%. A precipitate of thorium hydroxide and rare earth hydroxide is obtained with a solution of sodium fluoride. Th and RE are separated by acid dissolution and selective precipitation or solvent extraction

Availability note (English)

Available from Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle, Paris (FR).

Abstract (French)

On attaque le concentre par une solution de soude dans des conditions telles que la quantite de soude utilisee soit d'au moins 1,4 fois la quantite stoechiometrique et que la concentration de la solution soit comprise entre 1 et 40% en poids. On obtient un precipite d'hydroxydes de thorium et de terres rares et une solution de fluorure de sodium. Th et TR sont separes par dissolution acide et precipitation selective ou extraction au TBP

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Procede de separation du thorium et des terres rares d'un concentre de fluorures de ces elements

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
8 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. C01f17/00; C01b7/19.
IPC
Int. Cl. C01f17/00; C01b7/19.
Patent number
FR patent document 2623792/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
21017770
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
FLUORIDES; HYDROXIDES; PRECIPITATION; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; THORIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION PROCESSES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
FR patent application 8716452.