RECOVERY OF NON-RADIOACTIVE TRI-SODIUM PHOSPHATE BY-PRODUCT THROUGH CONTROLLED ALKALI BREAKDOWN OF ROSETTA MONAZITE | ||
Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science | ||
Article 3, Volume 2006, Issue 12, December 2006, Pages 43-52 PDF (197.12 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/absb.2006.11652 | ||
Authors | ||
KH. F. MAHMOUD* 1; M. M. ABO-ALY2; M. M. ALI1; A. S. EL-SHEIKH1 | ||
1Nuclear Materials Authority | ||
2Ain Shams University | ||
Abstract | ||
The present paper deals with proper separation of trisodium phosphate as a valuable by product from the associated excess caustic soda of the reaction filtrate of controlled alkali breakdown of Rosetta monazite. Two procedures are applied for this purpose; namely a direct crystallization procedure of the phosphate product or else its salting out by using methanol. XRD and IR analysis of the separated by-product indicated a structural formula of Na3PO4.12H2O. Analysis of the latter was revealed about 100 ppm uranium in the product separated by crystallization while that separated by methylation was completely exempt of uranium. | ||
Keywords | ||
NON-RADIOACTIVE TRI-SODIUM PHOSPHATE | ||
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