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GB843092A - Improved uranium vanadium recovery process - Google Patents

Improved uranium vanadium recovery process

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GB843092A
GB843092A GB10584/51A GB1058451A GB843092A GB 843092 A GB843092 A GB 843092A GB 10584/51 A GB10584/51 A GB 10584/51A GB 1058451 A GB1058451 A GB 1058451A GB 843092 A GB843092 A GB 843092A
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vanadium
uranium
phosphate
acid
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01GCOMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G31/00Compounds of vanadium
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01GCOMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
    • C01G43/00Compounds of uranium
    • C01G43/01Oxides; Hydroxides
    • C01G43/025Uranium dioxide

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Abstract

Uranium and vanadium values are recovered from acid solutions by reducing the dissolved uranium and vanadium to the tetra and trivalent state respectively electrolytically or preferably with zinc, aluminium or iron, and adding phosphate ions to the reduced solution at a pH of 1 to 1.5 thereby precipitating the uranium as phosphate. The latter is separated and further phosphate ions are then added and the pH adjusted to 2.5 to 3.1 thereby precipitating vanadium phosphate. The invention is particularly applicable to the recovery of uranium and residual vanadium from the water-insoluble residues left after leaching salt roasted carnotite or roseoelite to dissolve out sodium vanadates. Such insoluble residues are dissolved in acid and treated according to this invention. The initial acid leach solution may be acidified with hydrochloric acid for example to a pH less than 1 and reduction effected with zinc, aluminium or iron, preferably at 50 to 90 DEG C. Phosphate ions are added to the reduced solution in the form of phosphoric acid pyrophosphoric acid or alkali metal salts thereof and the pH is preferably adjusted with ammonia gas. Uranium precipitation is preferably effected at 50 to 90 DEG C. and the uranium phosphate precipitate may be converted to uranium dioxide by fusion with alkali metal hydroxides or carbonate. The solution remaining after the vanadium has precipitated is treated with phosphate ions, generally between 1 and 8 times the molar concentration of vanadium, and the vanadium precipitated by adjusting the pH to 2.5 to 3.1. Vanadium phosphate precipitate may be roasted at 350 to 650 DEG C. and if desired salt may be added to the roast and the vanadium leached from the roasted material with water. Alternatively the vanadium phosphate may be recycled to the original salt roast of the ore.
GB10584/51A 1950-11-29 1951-05-04 Improved uranium vanadium recovery process Expired GB843092A (en)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2510095A1 (en) * 1981-07-22 1983-01-28 Metallgesellschaft Ag PROCESS FOR PRECIPITATION OF URANIUM OXIDE IN SOLDER CARBONATE SOLUTIONS BY REDUCTION BY METAL IRON

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2510095A1 (en) * 1981-07-22 1983-01-28 Metallgesellschaft Ag PROCESS FOR PRECIPITATION OF URANIUM OXIDE IN SOLDER CARBONATE SOLUTIONS BY REDUCTION BY METAL IRON

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