Recovery of uranium from phosphate ores
US4301122A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 1998 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC22B60/0282
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Uranium is recovered from phosphate ore in a process comprising making phosphoric acid, partially reacting same with NH.sub.3, removing aluminum with dilute sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate and extracting the uranium with a concentrated solution of said carbonates.
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