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Abstract  

Phosphoorganic solvents such as OPPA, DEPA/TOPO and OPAP are commonly used to extract uranium from wet phosphoric acid. They are used in concentrations between 1–10% wt/wt in organic diluents. These inert organic substances serve to dilute the solvent, decrease its viscosity and secure a greater contact between the acid and the solvent. The diluents should also be cheap, readily available, immiscible with water and volatile at the temperature of the extraction which is from 30–50°C. They should not reduce the extraction coefficient of the solvent and separate well at the temperature of separation as an organic phase. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of various organic diluents in order to select the most suitable one. It is established that paraffinic diluents are better than aromatic ones. Since kerosene is cheap, available and not very volatile at the temperature of extraction, it is commonly used in extraction. However, the kerosene used should be treated to reduce the aromatic content to a minimum.

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Language English
Size A4
Year of
Foundation
1968
Volumes
per Year
1
Issues
per Year
12
Founder Akadémiai Kiadó
Founder's
Address
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher's
Address
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
CH-6330 Cham, Switzerland Gewerbestrasse 11.
Responsible
Publisher
Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN 0236-5731 (Print)
ISSN 1588-2780 (Online)