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THE RECOVERY OF FISSION PRODUCT RARE EARTH SULFATES FROM PUREX 1WW

Description: Cerium- and 144 promethium-147, accompanied by rare earths resulting from fission or decay can be removed from Purex 1WW in>90% yield as an insoluble, crystalline sodium-rare earth double sulfate. Precipitation is initiated by a one-to-three hour equilibration at 90 deg C and centrifugation at 90 deg C to take advantage of the lower solubility of the double sulfate salt at a higher temperature. The sulfate concentration should be one molar and the solution pH at the time of precipitation should… more
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Wheelwright, E. J. & Swift, W. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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