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Process for the recovery of strontium from acid solutions
Assignee: United States Department of Energy
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Filing: 1990-04-09
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Granted: 1992-03-31
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Expires: 2010-04-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention is a process for selectively extracting strontium and technetium values from aqueous nitric acid waste solutions containing these and other fission product values. The extractant is a macrocyclic polyether in a diluent which is insoluble in water, but which will itself dissolve a small amount of water. The process will extract strontium and technetium values from nitric acid solutions which are up to 6 molar in nitric acid.
Inventors
- 👤 E. Philip Horwitz
- 👤 Mark L. Dietz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:08
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B61/00; C22B26/00; C22B26/20; C22B3/00; C22B3/20; C22B3/26; C22B3/302; G; G21; G21C; G21C19/00; G21C19/42; G21C19/44; G21C19/46; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A process of recovering strontium and/or technetium values from an aqueous nitric acid feed solution containing nitric acid and fission product values comprising: contacting the aqueous solution containing of about 1-6 molar nitric acid and technetium and strontium values with an extractant consisting of a crown ether in a diluent, the diluent being an organic compound which is insoluble in water, is capable of dissolving at least 0.5M molar water, and in which the ether is soluble, maintaining the contact for a period of time sufficient for the strontium and technetium values in the feed solution to be taken up by the extractant, and separating the extractant from the feed solution, thereby separating the strontium and technetium values from the aqueous nitric acid solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A process of recovering strontium and/or technetium values from an aqueous nitric acid feed solution containing nitric acid and fission product values comprising: contacting the aqueous solution containing of about 1-6 molar nitric acid and technetium and strontium values with an extractant consisting of a crown ether in a diluent, the diluent being an organic compound which is insoluble in water, is capable of dissolving at least 0.5M molar water, and in which the ether is soluble, maintaining the contact for a period of time sufficient for the strontium and technetium values in the feed solution to be taken up by the extractant, and separating the extractant from the feed solution, thereby separating the strontium and technetium values from the aqueous nitric acid solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the feed solution contains up to 6 molar nitric acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the extractant is from about 0.1 to 0.5M in crown ether.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the diluent is a member selected from the group consisting of alcohols, ketones, carboxylic acids and esters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the crown ether has the formula: 4,4'(5')[(R,R')cyclohexano]-18-crown-6, where R and R' are one or more members selected from the group consisting of H, methyl, t-butyl, and heptyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the diluent is an alcohol selected from the group consisting of 1-octanol, 1-heptanol and 1-decanol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the diluent is a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of octanoic acid, heptanoic acid and hexanoic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the diluent is a ketone selected from the group consisting of 2-hexanone and 4-methyl-2-pentone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the diluent is a ester selected from the group consisting of butyl acetate and amyl acetate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the crown ether is selected from the group consisting of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, bis-methylcyclohexano-18-crown-6, and bis 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the crown ether is selected from the group consisting of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, bis-methylcyclohexano-18-crown-6, and bis 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the crown ether is selected from the group consisting of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, bis-methylcyclohexano-18-crown-6, and bis 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the crown ether is selected from the group consisting of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, bis-methylcyclohexano-18-crown-6, and bis 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the diluent is 1-octanol and the crown ether is selected from the group consisting of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, bis-methylcyclohexano-18-crown-6, and bis 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 14 wherein the crown ether is bis 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
139 words
A process for recovering strontium and/or technetium values from an aqueous feed solution containing nitric acid together with other fission product values comprising: contacting the nitric acid solution of about 1 to 6 molar nitric acid with an extractant consisting of from 0.1 to 0.5M of a crown ether in a diluent, the crown ether being selected from the group consisting of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, bis-methylcyclohexano-18-crown-6, and 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6, and the diluent being selected from the group consisting of 1-octanol, 1-heptanol, 1-decanol, octanoic acid, heptanoic acid, hexanoic acid, 2-hexanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, butyl acetate and amyl acetate, maintaining this contact for a period of time sufficient for the strontium and technetium values in the feed solution to be taken up by the extractant, and separating the extractant from the feed solution, thereby separating the strontium and technetium values from the nitric acid feed solution.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
139 words
A process for recovering strontium and/or technetium values from an aqueous feed solution containing nitric acid together with other fission product values comprising: contacting the nitric acid solution of about 1 to 6 molar nitric acid with an extractant consisting of from 0.1 to 0.5M of a crown ether in a diluent, the crown ether being selected from the group consisting of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, bis-methylcyclohexano-18-crown-6, and 4,4'(5')[(t-butyl)cyclohexano]-18-crown-6, and the diluent being selected from the group consisting of 1-octanol, 1-heptanol, 1-decanol, octanoic acid, heptanoic acid, hexanoic acid, 2-hexanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, butyl acetate and amyl acetate, maintaining this contact for a period of time sufficient for the strontium and technetium values in the feed solution to be taken up by the extractant, and separating the extractant from the feed solution, thereby separating the strontium and technetium values from the nitric acid feed solution.
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