Process for removing uranium and other metals from wastes

摘要

A process for removing metals from a waste including uranium and a second metal comprising dissolving the uranium and the second metal in a first aqueous solution, removing the dissolved uranium from the first aqueous solution by redissolving in an organic solvent, stripping the uranium from the organic solvent by redissolving in a second aqueous solution, precipitating the uranium from the second aqueous solution, and removing the second metal from the first aqueous solution.