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The Extraction of Uranium into Hexone as Uranyl Thiocyanate from Thorium Nitrate Solutions

Description: Technical report with six sections describing the process: (1) The reaction of HN)3 with HSCN; (2) The distribution of nitric acid between hexone and water; (3) The distribution of HSCN between hexone and water; (4) The solubility of thorium sulfate in various extraction solutions; (5) The distribution of protoactinium and fission elements between hexone and aqueous thiocyanate solutions; and (6) Separation of uranium from thorium by extraction into hexone as UO2(SCH)a.
Date: May 18, 1945
Creator: Reas, William H.
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Separation of Tuballoy From Gunk Solutions by Sulfite Precipitation

Description: Summary: A method is presented for the precipitation of tuballoy, apparently as a tubanyl ammonium sulfite, from gunk solutions containing the contaminants encountered in the recovery cycle. The impurities are not precipitated under the conditions employed, and their amounts in the product are reduced to values which can be attributed to occlusion. The recovery of tuballoy on one precipitation ranges from 99.5% to 99.9%.
Date: April 18, 1945
Creator: Ryon, A. D. & Armstrong, E. C.
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Solvent Extraction

Description: Report discussing methods and theories of solvent extraction. Factors that influence solvent extraction, such as the distribution coefficient, relative solubility, and physical properties of the solvent, are discussed as well.
Date: July 18, 1947
Creator: Smellie, Robert H., Jr. & Krause, D. P.
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Isotopic Examination of Tantalum

Description: Introduction: "The ionization region in the Nier mass spectrometer is customarily constructed of copper. Various other metals were tried for this purpose; among them tantalum and molybdenum, with both metals it was found that a spectrum of the fluoride of the metal appeared when uranium hexafluoride was admitted. It was thus possible to produce tantalum fluoride with comparative ease and to make a critical examination of the mass spectrum to set an upper limit of abundance of tantalum isotopes.… more
Date: January 18, 1946
Creator: Cameron, Alan E. & White, J. R.
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The Reduction of Uranium Trioxide by Ethyl Alcohol

Description: Abstract: The effect of temperature upon the rate of reduction of uranium trioxide by ethyl alcohol has been investigated, and a comparison of the reactivity of the dioxide produced at various temperatures has been made. The percent of carbon in the end product has been studied with respect to both temperature of reduction and length of exposure to alcohol. Optimum conditions for the reduction have been suggested.
Date: November 18, 1946
Creator: Haines, B. M. & Calkins, V. P.
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