POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY (MRT) FOR EXTRACTION AND RECOVERY OF RHENIUM AND MOLYBDENUM FROM URANIUM LIQUORS

摘要

Many uranium ores contain molybdenum and rhenium at very low concentrations. Molybdenum and rhenium have a close geochemical association. Rhenium is a relatively high value metal with a number of established, growing applications. The incentive to recover rhenium at some point in the uranium extraction flow sheet has become significant. Recovery of rhenium, molybdenum, and uranium from various feed solutions using molecular recognition technology (MRT) is described. Examples are also provided.