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Recovery of uranium by secondary xanthate complexing

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1950-04-06
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Granted: 1959-09-01
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Expires: 1970-04-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Neville Orear Kenton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 21:38
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B60/00; C22B60/02; C22B60/0204; C22B60/0217; C22B60/0252; C22B60/026; C22B60/0291

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
A SELECTIVE COMPLEXING-ORGANIC EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR THEW SEPARATION AND SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF URANIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING THE SAME IN THE FORM OF URANYL IONS, TOGETHER WITH AT LEAST ONE MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THORIUM IONS AND PROTACTINIUM IONS, WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID SOLUTION WITH AN ORGANIC XANTHAE CHOSEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALINE AND ALKALINE EARTH XANTHATES HAVING A XANTHATE GROUP ATTACHED TO A SECONDARY CARBON ATOM, AND EXTRACTING RESULTING URANOXANTHATE COMPLEX WITH AN ORGANIC SOLVENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 83 words
A SELECTIVE COMPLEXING-ORGANIC EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR THEW SEPARATION AND SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF URANIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING THE SAME IN THE FORM OF URANYL IONS, TOGETHER WITH AT LEAST ONE MEMBER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THORIUM IONS AND PROTACTINIUM IONS, WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING SAID SOLUTION WITH AN ORGANIC XANTHAE CHOSEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ALKALINE AND ALKALINE EARTH XANTHATES HAVING A XANTHATE GROUP ATTACHED TO A SECONDARY CARBON ATOM, AND EXTRACTING RESULTING URANOXANTHATE COMPLEX WITH AN ORGANIC SOLVENT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1962-08-31 1963-03-02 1963-09-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1966-08-31 1967-03-02 1967-09-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1970-08-31 1971-03-02 1971-09-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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