Uranium recovery from simulated molybdenum-99 production residue using non-dispersive membrane based solvent extraction
M Fourie, WCMH Meyer, DJ van der Westhuizen… - Hydrometallurgy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Commercial alkaline dissolution molybdenum-99 (99 Mo) producers are currently
not recovering enriched uranium (U) from 99 Mo production waste which has a unique
actinide and fission product composition. During the development of a process to recover U
from 99 Mo production residue, the suitability of non-dispersive membrane based solvent
extraction (MBSX) for this process was investigated. The residue was dissolved in nitric acid
(HNO 3) and extracted using tributyl phosphate (TBP). Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) was …
not recovering enriched uranium (U) from 99 Mo production waste which has a unique
actinide and fission product composition. During the development of a process to recover U
from 99 Mo production residue, the suitability of non-dispersive membrane based solvent
extraction (MBSX) for this process was investigated. The residue was dissolved in nitric acid
(HNO 3) and extracted using tributyl phosphate (TBP). Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) was …