화학공학소재연구정보센터
Separation Science and Technology, Vol.43, No.9-10, 2658-2669, 2008
Production of neptunium oxide from impure solutions by anion exchange followed by oxalate precipitation
The stabilization of the neptunium solutions stored at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has generated additional recycle solutions that contain a different mix of impurities. A list of expected purities and the known laboratory and production data for purification from those impurities has been accumulated. An evaluation has been performed of the options for modifying the current process to ensure oxide product purity does not significantly change when recycle solutions are processed. This paper discusses the details of the reduction of the major impurities utilizing both known production quality analyses and laboratory flowsheet development data and proposes modifications to the anion wash volumes to remove higher levels of each impurity.