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Neptunium solvent extraction process

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1949-06-22
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Granted: 1959-10-06
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Expires: 1969-06-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Lyle R Dawson
  • 👤 Paul R Fields

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:40
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G56/00; C01G56/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 90 words
IN THE PROCESS OF SEPARATING NEPTUNIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION COMPRISING NITRIC ACID, NITRATES OF FISSION PRODUCTS, AND NEPTUNIUM NITRATE WHEREIN A SALTING-OUT AGENT IS ADDED, AN OXIDIZING AGENT IS ADDED TO RAISE THE NEPTUNIUM TO THE HEXAVALENT STATE, AND THEN BRINGING THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION INTO CONTACT WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY WATER-IMMISCIBLE LIQUID ORGANIC SOLVENT AND THEN SEPARATING THE RESULTING AQUEOUS PHASE AND THE RESULTING ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACT PHASE CONTAINING SAID NEPTUNIUM NITRATE, THE IMPROVEMENT CONSISTING OF CARRYING OUT SAID CONTACT AT A NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT 2 N.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 90 words
IN THE PROCESS OF SEPARATING NEPTUNIUM VALUES FROM AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION COMPRISING NITRIC ACID, NITRATES OF FISSION PRODUCTS, AND NEPTUNIUM NITRATE WHEREIN A SALTING-OUT AGENT IS ADDED, AN OXIDIZING AGENT IS ADDED TO RAISE THE NEPTUNIUM TO THE HEXAVALENT STATE, AND THEN BRINGING THE AQUEOUS SOLUTION INTO CONTACT WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY WATER-IMMISCIBLE LIQUID ORGANIC SOLVENT AND THEN SEPARATING THE RESULTING AQUEOUS PHASE AND THE RESULTING ORGANIC SOLVENT EXTRACT PHASE CONTAINING SAID NEPTUNIUM NITRATE, THE IMPROVEMENT CONSISTING OF CARRYING OUT SAID CONTACT AT A NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATION OF ABOUT 2 N.

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