GB774371A - Improvements in or relating to extraction of uranium from ore - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to extraction of uranium from ore

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Publication number
GB774371A
GB774371A GB2822451A GB2822451A GB774371A GB 774371 A GB774371 A GB 774371A GB 2822451 A GB2822451 A GB 2822451A GB 2822451 A GB2822451 A GB 2822451A GB 774371 A GB774371 A GB 774371A
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uranium
solution
sodium
carbonate
alkali metal
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GB2822451A
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Elizabeth Napier
Douglas Pearson
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0204Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium
    • C22B60/0217Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes
    • C22B60/0252Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes treatment or purification of solutions or of liquors or of slurries
    • C22B60/0265Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes treatment or purification of solutions or of liquors or of slurries extraction by solid resins
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0204Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium
    • C22B60/0217Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes
    • C22B60/0221Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes by leaching
    • C22B60/0226Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes by leaching using acidic solutions or liquors
    • C22B60/0234Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes by leaching using acidic solutions or liquors sulfurated ion as active agent
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22BPRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B60/00Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
    • C22B60/02Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
    • C22B60/0204Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium
    • C22B60/0217Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes
    • C22B60/0221Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes by leaching
    • C22B60/0247Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by wet processes by leaching using basic solutions or liquors

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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
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  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)

Abstract

Uranium is extracted from its ores by leaching with an aqueous alkali metal carbonate solution containing a dissolved persulphate salt whereby the uranium passes into solution and a uranium-containing concentrate is recovered therefrom, preferably by precipitation as a diurnate with an alkali metal hydroxide. Alternatively the uranium - containing solution may be contacted with an anion exchange resin to absorb the uranium which is then recovered by elution with an aqueous salt solution. The alkali metal carbonate employed for leaching is preferably sodium carbonate the solution suitably containing 5 to 20 per cent thereof. Sodium and ammonium per-sulphates are preferred oxidizing agents. According to an example an uranium ore was mixed with a solution containing 10 per cent by weight of sodium carbonate and 4 per cent of sodium persulphate and the resulting pulp was heated to 60 DEG C. with gentle agitation. The extract was treated with sodium hydroxide to precipitate the uranium as sodium diuranate. The filtrate was then evaporated and further sodium persulphate was added thereto and the solution treated with carbon dioxide to reduce the pH to 11.8 after which it was employed to treat further ore. Alternatively the uranium may be recovered from solution by an anion exchanger in which case the sodium carbonate and bicarbonate concentrations are preferably adjusted to less than <FORM:0774371/III/1> and <FORM:0774371/III/2> respectively. The anion exchanger may be in chloride sulphate or carbonate form and the absorbed uranium may be eluted with a solution of sodium chloride, bicarbonate or sulphate or ammonium carbonate or nitrate.
GB2822451A 1951-12-01 1951-12-01 Improvements in or relating to extraction of uranium from ore Expired GB774371A (en)

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2416954A1 (en) * 1978-02-08 1979-09-07 Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann NON-POLLUTING TREATMENT OF URANIUM EFFLUENTS FROM AN ALKALINE ATTACK OF A URANIUM ORE CONTAINING SULFUR
FR2416955A1 (en) * 1978-02-08 1979-09-07 Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann NON-POLLUTING TREATMENT OF URANIFIC ALKALINE EFFLUENTS CONTAINING SO4 IONS =
US11384411B2 (en) * 2017-06-02 2022-07-12 Dow Global Technologies Llc Recovery of uranium
CN115572848A (en) * 2022-09-26 2023-01-06 核工业北京化工冶金研究院 Process method capable of realizing efficient leaching and eluent regeneration of uranium-loaded resin

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2416954A1 (en) * 1978-02-08 1979-09-07 Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann NON-POLLUTING TREATMENT OF URANIUM EFFLUENTS FROM AN ALKALINE ATTACK OF A URANIUM ORE CONTAINING SULFUR
FR2416955A1 (en) * 1978-02-08 1979-09-07 Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann NON-POLLUTING TREATMENT OF URANIFIC ALKALINE EFFLUENTS CONTAINING SO4 IONS =
US11384411B2 (en) * 2017-06-02 2022-07-12 Dow Global Technologies Llc Recovery of uranium
CN115572848A (en) * 2022-09-26 2023-01-06 核工业北京化工冶金研究院 Process method capable of realizing efficient leaching and eluent regeneration of uranium-loaded resin
CN115572848B (en) * 2022-09-26 2023-12-15 核工业北京化工冶金研究院 Technological method capable of realizing efficient leaching of uranium-bearing resin and regeneration of leaching agent

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