Extraction of Uranyl Nitrate and Thorium Nitrate by Organic Solvents
Description:
Abstract. The separation of uranyl nitrate from aqueous solutions of 0.635 M thorium nitrate, 3 M nitric acid and 3 M calcium nitrate by extraction with organic solvents has been investigated. Solvents which gave good separations were 2-tthyl hexyl acetate, ethyl benzoate, n-butyl either and beta-beta- dichloroethyl ether. In general, higher esters, ethers and alcohols are better for separating uranium from thorium that the lower homologues. Several solvents were tested at lower nitric acid…
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Date:
November 5, 1945
Creator:
Johnson, O. & Newton, A. S.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department