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Photochemically triggered self-extraction of uranium from …

New uranium extraction technology is still highly desirable at current stage, although a variety of extraction methods have been established and developed in the past several decades but all with clear demerits. Herein we present a new uranium extraction strategy with combined ligand complexation and photocatalytic reduction based on ...

Uranium Extraction Process

Uranium Extraction Process. The plant was originally designed to treat uranium ores with low lime-high vanadium content from the Lukachukai Mountains. The process utilized is known as the "Acid Cure" and had been developed for the most part by the AEC to increase recovery of vanadium values. Briefly, it involved "pugging" the ore …

Spontaneous electrochemical uranium extraction …

Using real wastewater, the uranium extraction efficiency reaches 303 mg g−1 upon 60 h operation with simultaneous net electrical energy production of 0.65 Wh …

Purification of uranium-containing wastewater by …

Nuclear energy has been developed and used on a large scale as a clean energy source. Since the increasing growth of the worldwide nuclear industry, the pollution of wastewater by radionuclides and toxic metals is a major environmental issue. The extraction method had some advantages such as simple operation, fast kinetics, wide …

Computational simulation and modelling of uranium extraction …

Non-disperse solvent extraction is an effective technique for the extraction of metal ions from aqueous solution. In this study, uranium extraction using n-dodecane solvent containing ...

DNA nano-pocket for ultra-selective uranyl extraction from seawater

The extraction of metals from seawater is an area of great potential; especially for the extraction of uranium. Here, the authors report on the synthesis of a DNA based uranium adsorbent with high ...

(PDF) Extraction liquide-liquide de l'uranium et de quelques …

Les meilleurs résultats d'extraction avec E > 99% d'uranium dans divers acides minéraux aux pH ≤ 1 ont été obtenus avec les systèmes TOPO/toluène/HNO3 et HDEHP/toluène/HNO3.

Efficient extraction of U(VI) ions from solutions | SpringerLink

The extraction of uranium from aqueous solutions offers an opportunity to solve environmental and energy issues. In recent studies, the extraction of U(VI) by adsorption, photocatalysis, piezocatalysis, metal reduction, and chemical deposition has attracted much attention and exhibited excellent progress. These studies have …

Uranium production and the environment in Kazakhstan

Currently, uranium is extracted in Kazakhstan only by the In Situ Leaching (ISL) method. This method has a number of economical and ecological advantages. During a short period in the 70s-80s, Kazakhstan created a firm basis for developing uranium extraction by the ISL method. Now more than half of the world's uranium

La France reçoit-elle vraiment de l'uranium venant de la …

La France n'est pas interdite d'acheter de l'uranium en Russie, car il n'y a pas d'embargo. Il y en a sur le gaz ou encore sur le pétrole, qui entre en vigueur la semaine prochaine, mais il n'y ...

Organic solvent extraction of uranium from alkaline nuclear …

Extraction of uranium using Aliquat 336. centage increases with time from 0 to 30 min and slightly. decreases thereafter. This implies that for toluene the opti. mum rotation time for the mixture ...

Uranium Mining: Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight …

GAO was asked to (1) compare key agencies' oversight of uranium exploration and extraction operations on federal land, (2) determine the number and status of uranium operations on federal land, (3) identify the coverage and amounts of financial assurances for reclaiming current uranium operations on federal land, and (4) examine …

Extracting Minerals from Seawater: An Energy Analysis

Increasing uranium production from land mines would require large investment and, eventually, the increasing energy requirement of uranium extraction from low grade ores could make the whole activity self-defeating [7,8]. To give some idea of the requirements, consider that a 1 GWe nuclear plant needs about 170 tons of natural …

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L'invention se rapporte à un procédé d'extraction de l'uranium(VI) d'une solution aqueuse comprenant de l'acide phosphorique, comprenant une mise en contact de la solution aqueuse avec un matériau organique, puis une séparation de la solution aqueuse et du matériau organique. Ce matériau organique comprend un support solide polymérique …

Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium

Phyto-extraction involves the use of selected hyperaccumulator plants (i.e., plants that have an ability to accumulate extremely high concentrations of certain metals in their shoots) to extract high-value metals from unconventional resources, including low-grade metal soils and mining waste material.41,42, – 43 In this approach, selected ...

Uranium Recovery (Extraction) Methods | NRC.gov

Uranium Recovery (Extraction) Methods Uranium recovery involves one of the following extraction processes. In a conventional uranium mine and mill, uranium ore is extracted from the Earth, typically through deep underground shafts or shallow open pits.

(PDF) Uranium extraction: The key process …

The maximum uranium extraction capacities ranged from 30 mg∙g−1 at 0.2 mmol∙g−1 DEHCEBP to 54 mg∙g−1 in the material with 0.5 mmol∙g−1 DEHCEBP. These materials could therefore ...

Aspects économiques de l'extraction d'uranium : des …

elon de nombreux dirigeants industriels, l'extraction d'uranium s'apparente à l'extraction de n'importe quel autre métal de base et comprend les phases suivantes : prospection, octroi d'autorisation, terrassement et, enfin, fermeture de la mine au terme de sa durée de vie utile. Cependant, si l'on prend en

Extraction and adsorption of U (VI) from aqueous solution …

In terms of energy resource recovery and environmental protection, the separation of U(VI) from aqueous solutions is vital. Adsorption and solvent extraction are the most common separation technologies, which are also widely used for uranium recovery or removal from aqueous solution. The linear structure of uranyl ion and its …

Uranium extraction from seawater: material design, …

Uranium extraction from seawater (UES) has been highlighted as a potential approach to this end. 7,8 There is about 4.5 billion tU in the ocean, nearly 1000 times more plentiful than the estimated amount of terrestrial uranium reserves (7.6 million tU) at present. 9 This reserve presents a huge alternative reserve that can meet at least 10 000 ...

Solvent Extraction Separation of Uranium, Plutonium, and …

The main method in the step of uranium and plutonium recovery from carbonate solutions and purification in the CARBEX process is solvent extraction using as extractants quaternary ammonium salts (QASs), in particular, methyltrialkylammonium (MTAA) and methyltrioctylammonium (MTOA) carbonates, which have high radiation …

Efficient and durable uranium extraction from uranium …

Where E in (kWh/kg-uranium) represents the electricity required for the extraction of per unit mass uranium, U cell (V) is the voltage between the TNA anode and the Ti cathode under certain applied bias potential, I (A) is the recorded current under the applied bias potential without light illumination to exclude the current derived from ...

New Filter Doubles Nuclear Fuel Extractable from Seawater

seawater extraction membrane technology uranium extraction. The International Atomic Energy Agency expects nuclear power to grow significantly in the coming decades, by up to 82 percent by the ...

8: Uranium Production

The objective of uranium extraction chemistry is the preparation of U3O8 U 3 O 8, called yellowcake (Figure 1). Extraction of uranium is often difficult, and the metallurgical procedures vary with the geological environment of the ore. Traditional methods of open pit or underground mining are used to extract uranium ore.

Selective extraction of uranium from seawater with …

Measurements in natural seawater show that this peptide material delivers an impressive extraction capacity of 7.12 mg g −1 and can be reused. This work opens a new direction for the design of...

Ultrafast extraction of uranium from seawater using …

Efficient extraction of uranium from seawater is of great significance to the stable development of nuclear energy. The graft modification of pectin is expected to realize the efficient extraction of uranium through the dual action of aminoxime and carboxyl groups. In this work, novel biomimetic pectin adsorbents were developed and their ...

Procédé d'extraction d'uranium d'acide phosphorique

1. Procédé d'extraction d'uranium d'acide phosphorique provenant de l'attaque à l'acide sulfurique de roches phosphatées uranifères comprenant les phases suivantes de traitement:- la mise en contact de l'acide phosphorique avec une matière adsorbante,- la séparation des matières solides de l'acide, et, comme phase finale,-la mise en contact …

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PROCEDE D'EXTRACTION LIQUIDE - LIQUIDE POUR LA PURIFICATION DE L'URANIUM ISSU DE LA DISSOLUTION NITRIQUE D'UN CONCENTRE D'URANIUM NATUREL DESCRIPTION DOMAINE TECHNIQUE La présente invention se rapporte à un procédé permettant de purifier l'uranium d'un concentré d'uranium naturel. Elle trouve …

A review on UREX processes for nuclear spent fuel …

Fig. 2 consists of extraction, scrub, U Re-extraction and U, Tc-strip sections describing separation of uranium and technetium from loaded solvent as well as from each other. Generally high concentration of nitric acid is used in the strip section to strip off uranium and technetium from loaded solvent. The loaded solvent obtained from the …