摘要 |
A process for the recovery of uranium which has been extracted from phosphate-bearing solutions by means of an organic solvent and which is re-extracted from said solvent by means of hydrofluoric acid is disclosed. The process is characterized in that sodium ions are introduced into the solution of hydrofluoric acid, while aluminum and magnesium ions may also be added to the sodium ions. That solution may be produced by recycling of a fraction of the suspension of fluoride from the re-extraction step, after having separated the solvent, and to which a make-up of sodium, aluminum and magnesium ions and hydrofluoric acid was added.
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