摘要:
One of the aspects of the invention is to propose an industrial separation process that is simple, inexpensive and non-corrosive which makes it possible to separate zirconium and hafnium tetrachlorides from mixtures thereof. Another aspect of the invention is to propose a simple industrial process that enables the zirconium/hafnium separation. Another aspect of the invention is to propose a process that makes it possible to produce fractions that are enriched in zirconium and that contain hafnium in trace amounts.
摘要:
Procédé pour extraire d'un élément chimique, tel que l'uranium ou le plutonium présent dans une solution aqueuse, contenant à la fois ledit élément, du technétium et/ou du rhénium et du zirconium et/ou du hafnium qui consiste à mettre la solution aqueuse en contact avec un solvant organique capable d'extraire ledit élément. Pour éviter l'extraction du technétium et/ou du rhénium avec ledit élément, on ajoute à la solution aqueuse un agent complexant du zirconium et/ou du hafnium en quantité suffisante pour complexer tout le zirconium et/ou le hafnium, cet agent étant soluble dans la solution aqueuse.
摘要:
A process for the recovery of zirconium from an aqueous acid solution by solvent extraction is disclosed. The process includes contacting the aqueous acid solution, which may also contain titanium and other metallic impurities, with an organic solution of a water-insoluble organic solvent and a suitable dialkyl-organophosphinic acid whereby zirconium and hafnium are selectively extracted from the aqueous solution into the organic solution with only minor amounts of coextracted titanium and other metallic impurities. The zirconium and hafnium may be subsequently stripped from the pregnant organic solution by contacting the solution with an aqueous ammonium carbonate solution whereby the zirconium and hafnium are selectively extracted from the organic solution into the aqueous ammonium carbonate solution with only trace amounts of coextracted titanium and other metallic impurities. A high purity zirconium/hafnium oxide may subsequently be precipitated from the pregnant aqueous ammonium carbonate solution by a controlled heating process.
摘要:
The invention concerns a method from separating zirconium and hafnium for a mixture of ZrCI4 and HfCI4 containing 3 wt. % or less of Hf based on Zr + Hf, the method including the following steps: 1) hydrolyzing a mixture of ZrCI4 and HfCI4 in an aqueous solution of strong inorganic acid, so as to form an aqueous solution having 7 to 12 moles of acid per liter; 2) passing the solution obtained at step 1) in an anion exchanging resin; 3) optionally eluting a fraction of said aqueous solution having 7 to 12 moles of acid per liter, enriched in hafnium; 4) removing the resin of the acid solution containing Zr and Hf; 5) passing in the resin an aqueous solution to detach the zirconium compounds fixed to the resin, and recovering a zirconium-enriched fraction.
摘要:
The invention concerns a method for separating hafnium and zirconium from a mixture containing ZrCl4 and HfCl4, the method comprising the following steps: 1) introducing the ZrCl4 and HfCl4 mixture in vapour form into a continuous extractive distillation column; 2) selectively absorbing ZrCl4 and HfCl4 vapours with an extraction solvent circulating counter-current relative to said vapours in the distillation column; 3) drawing a liquid or gaseous ZrCl4 and HfCl4 mixture enriched in ZrCl4; 4) drawing a liquid or gaseous ZrCl4 and HfCl4 mixture enriched in HfCl4; 5) hydrolyzing the mixture obtained at step 4) in an inorganic acid aqueous solution, so as to form an aqueous solution having 7 to 12 acid moles per liter; 6) passing the solution obtained at step 5) through an anion exchanging resin; 7) eluting and recovering a hafnium-enriched fraction.
摘要:
A process for the recovery of zirconium from an aqueous acid solution by solvent extraction is disclosed. The process includes contacting the aqueous acid solution, which may also contain titanium and other metallic impurities, with an organic solution of a water-insoluble organic solvent and a suitable dialkyl-organophosphinic acid whereby zirconium and hafnium are selectively extracted from the aqueous solution into the organic solution with only minor amounts of coextracted titanium and other metallic impurities. The zirconium and hafnium may be subsequently stripped from the pregnant organic solution by contacting the solution with an aqueous ammonium carbonate solution whereby the zirconium and hafnium are selectively extracted from the organic solution into the aqueous ammonium carbonate solution with only trace amounts of coextracted titanium and other metallic impurities. A high purity zirconium/hafnium oxide may subsequently be precipitated from the pregnant aqueous ammonium carbonate solution by a controlled heating process.