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The recovery of uranium and the lanthanides from phosphate rock
Author(s) -
Habashi Fathi,
Awadalla Farouk T.,
Zailaf Mohamed
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.280360604
Subject(s) - phosphorite , uranium , lanthanide , phosphate , radiochemistry , geology , environmental science , geochemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , materials science , ion , organic chemistry
A process is proposed for the treatment of phosphate rock for the recovery of uranium and lanthanides. The process assures the production of phosphatic fertilisers without polluting the environment with radioactive material.