GB834531A - Improvements in or relating to the recovery of plutonium from organic solvents - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to the recovery of plutonium from organic solvents

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GB834531A
GB834531A GB35916/54A GB3591654A GB834531A GB 834531 A GB834531 A GB 834531A GB 35916/54 A GB35916/54 A GB 35916/54A GB 3591654 A GB3591654 A GB 3591654A GB 834531 A GB834531 A GB 834531A
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plutonium
solution
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William Douglas Jamrack
Harold Augustus Walker
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01G—COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G56/00—Compounds of transuranic elements
    • C01G56/001—Preparation involving a liquid-liquid extraction, an adsorption or an ion-exchange
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01G—COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G56/00—Compounds of transuranic elements
    • C01G56/004—Compounds of plutonium
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C51/00—Preparation of carboxylic acids or their salts, halides or anhydrides
    • C07C51/41—Preparation of salts of carboxylic acids
    • C07C51/412—Preparation of salts of carboxylic acids by conversion of the acids, their salts, esters or anhydrides with the same carboxylic acid part
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B3/00—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes
    • C22B3/20—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching
    • C22B3/26—Treatment or purification of solutions, e.g. obtained by leaching by liquid-liquid extraction using organic compounds
    • C22B3/32—Carboxylic acids
    • C22B3/322—Oxalic acids
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P10/00—Technologies related to metal processing
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Abstract

834,531. Recovery of plutonium. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. March 6, 1956 [Dec. 11, 1954], No. 35916/54. Class 39(4). Plutonium is recovered from a solution of plutonium nitrate in an organic solvent by mixing the solution with aqueous oxalic acid solution so as to precipitate plutonium oxalate. The precipitate collects in the aqueous phase and may be removed by filtration, any plutonium remaining in solution being recovered by oxidation with nitric acid and extraction with the organic solvent. The presence of nitric acid in the aqueous phase reduces the solubility of plutonium oxalate. The solution treated may be the tributyl phosphate extract of an aqueous aluminium nitrate solution of calcium fluoride slag resulting from the reduction of plutonium tetrafluoride by calcium metal.
GB35916/54A 1954-12-11 1954-12-11 Improvements in or relating to the recovery of plutonium from organic solvents Expired GB834531A (en)

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Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1223353B (en) * 1961-08-18 1966-08-25 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Process for the production of a mixture of uranium and plutonium oxides
US3328133A (en) * 1964-02-10 1967-06-27 Japan Atomic Energy Res Inst Method for direct recovery of plutonium from irradiated nuclear fuel
GB2118759A (en) * 1982-03-15 1983-11-02 Euratom Process for the recovery of plutonium from aqueous nitric solutions
EP4332991A1 (en) * 2022-09-02 2024-03-06 Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Process for the removal of uranium (vi) and an actinide (iv) from an organic solution by oxalic precipitation

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1223353B (en) * 1961-08-18 1966-08-25 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Process for the production of a mixture of uranium and plutonium oxides
US3328133A (en) * 1964-02-10 1967-06-27 Japan Atomic Energy Res Inst Method for direct recovery of plutonium from irradiated nuclear fuel
GB2118759A (en) * 1982-03-15 1983-11-02 Euratom Process for the recovery of plutonium from aqueous nitric solutions
EP4332991A1 (en) * 2022-09-02 2024-03-06 Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Process for the removal of uranium (vi) and an actinide (iv) from an organic solution by oxalic precipitation
FR3139408A1 (en) 2022-09-02 2024-03-08 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives PROCESS FOR DEEXTRACTION OF URANIUM(VI) AND AN ACTINIDE(IV) FROM AN ORGANIC SOLUTION BY OXALIC PRECIPITATION

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