Does anybody have any idea what is the optimum or lower limit for a uranium concentration in acidic leachate for solvent extraction to be profitable?
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles, Vol. 150, No. 1 (1991) 177-182 SOLVENT EXTRACTION SEPARATION OF URANIUM WITH ADOGEN-464 A. CHATTERJEE, S. BASU Department of Chemistry, University of Burdwan, Burdwan- 713 104
This paper might be helpful for you to find the answer
Sajid Mehmood thanks for the useful sharing. Apart from it, If we take the mean values of U or maximum values you will get an idea what the grade is to come close to an economic use. Currently acidic igneous rocks and coal have good such potentials. >100 ppm U3O8 should be in the ore. In-situ-leaching of marginal U ore lies around 25 % compared to the classical mining techniques.
Hello, For my part, a technical and economic study must first be realized. solvent extraction for uranium ore is only one step in its recovery. the product of the leaching and drying (yellow cake) must still undergo an electrometallurgical treatment in order to enrich it. For the question of economic profitability, the leaching recovery rate should be, after experimentation, the basis for judging whether the method is profitable in relation to the price of the "yellow cake". the most important thing is to know the price of leaching and the product and the adequate recovery rate.
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