The leaching of uranium from pitchblende ores by aqueous oxidation techniques
Uranium exists in carbonate solution in its hexavalent state as the complex ion U0₂(C0₃)₃---- . In most ores uranium occurs as pitchblende (U₃0₈). It has been found possible to dissolve uranium in carbonate-bicarbonate solutions from these ores by leaching them in the presence of oxygen. The overall...
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University of British Columbia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40993 |