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Adsorption of cerium values from aqueous solutions

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-07-18
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Granted: 1963-08-13
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Expires: 1982-07-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis P Roberts

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 12:00
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01F; C01F17/00; C01F17/10; C01F17/13

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A PROCESS OF RECOVERING CERIUM VALUES FROM A AQUEOUS SOLUTION, COMPRISING MIXING FROM 10 TO 200 GRAMS OF LEAD PEROXIDE WITH EACH LITER OF A STRONG-BASE ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; PASSING AN ABOUT 8 M NITRIC ACID OVER SAID RESIN TO CONVERT THE LATTER TO THE NITRATE FORM; PROVIDING A NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATION OF BETWEEN 2 AND 13 M IN A CERIUM (III)-CONTAINING FEED SOLUTION, WHEREBY A CERIUM-NITRATE COMPLEX IS FORMED; CONTACTING THE RESIN WITH SAID FEED SOLUTION WHEREBY THE CERIUM VALUES ARE PERFERENTIALLY TAKEN UP BY SAID RESIN; SEPARATING THE RESIN FROM THE CERIUM-DEPLETED AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AND ELUTING THE CERIUM VALUES FROM THE RESIN WITH MINERAL ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF 3 TO 5 M HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND 0.5 TO 1.5 M NITRIC ACID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 126 words
A PROCESS OF RECOVERING CERIUM VALUES FROM A AQUEOUS SOLUTION, COMPRISING MIXING FROM 10 TO 200 GRAMS OF LEAD PEROXIDE WITH EACH LITER OF A STRONG-BASE ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; PASSING AN ABOUT 8 M NITRIC ACID OVER SAID RESIN TO CONVERT THE LATTER TO THE NITRATE FORM; PROVIDING A NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATION OF BETWEEN 2 AND 13 M IN A CERIUM (III)-CONTAINING FEED SOLUTION, WHEREBY A CERIUM-NITRATE COMPLEX IS FORMED; CONTACTING THE RESIN WITH SAID FEED SOLUTION WHEREBY THE CERIUM VALUES ARE PERFERENTIALLY TAKEN UP BY SAID RESIN; SEPARATING THE RESIN FROM THE CERIUM-DEPLETED AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AND ELUTING THE CERIUM VALUES FROM THE RESIN WITH MINERAL ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF 3 TO 5 M HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND 0.5 TO 1.5 M NITRIC ACID.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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