Potential uranium supply from phosphoric acid: A U.S. analysis comparing solvent extraction and Ion exchange recovery

Resources Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2016, Pages 222-231

  Kim, Haeyeon ^a   Eggert, Roderick G ^a   Carlsen, Brett W ^b   Dixon, Brent W ^b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phosphoric acid, by product; Unconventional resources; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; DATA MINING; EXTRACTION; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RECOVERY; RESOURCE VALUATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS;

ASSOCIATED COSTS; ESTIMATED COSTS; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; RECOVERY PROCESS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES; URANIUM PRODUCTION; URANIUM SUPPLIES;

URANIUM;

ACID; EXTRACTION METHOD; ION EXCHANGE; PHOSPHATE ROCK; SOLVENT; URANIUM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84974715316     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.06.004     Document Type: Article

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