Abstract
In the UREX+process, acetic acid must be removed from the raffinate stream to avoid interference with the recovery and recycle of nitric acid solutions. Solvent extraction was selected to be the most promising approach to accomplish this cleanup. Acetic acid partitioning into pure diluents used in the UREX+process were found to be too low for an effective separation. Of the solvents tested, the most promising solvents for the extraction of acetic acid were found to be TBP in dodecane and TBP in FS-13.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 2537-2547 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia) |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 9-10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Acetic acid
- Dichloroethane
- Distribution coefficient
- Dodecane
- Nitric acid
- Phenyltrifluoromethyl sulfone
- Solvent extraction
- Tributyl phosphate