Process for Separating Plutonium from an Organic Phase

摘要

A process for recovery of plutonium from an organic phase consists of adding to the organic phase a plutonium-precipitating agent which is soluble in the said organic phase, and in separating the precipitate formed. The organic phase is constituted by trilaurylamine in solution in an inert solvent, and the precipitating agent is trilaurylamine fluoride. Precipitation is effected in the presence of a small quantity of water. Alternatively, the precipitating agent may be oxalic acid in solution in isopropanol or n-butanol. (ERA citation 08:014046)