Abstract

Abdoul-Rachid Chaïbou Yacouba¹, Salmana Laouali Ibrahim², Abdoul Razak Moumouni Wage² and Ibrahim Natatou^1,2

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/370129

Solvent extraction of uranium from sulfate liquor acid ore with Alamine 336 from two suppliers has been studied. The influence of various parameters, such as sulfuric acid concentration on uranium bearing solutions, concentration of Alamine 336, and concentration of uranium was investigated. The decrease of uranium efficiency extraction at the plant was caused by the degradation of the organic phase. Degradation caused by the presence of vanadium in the uranium ore. Two theoretical stages could efficiency extract more than 90% of uranium from a solution containing 3881 mg/L at O/A ratio of 1.5:1. At the range of sulfuric acid concentration of 0.1 M to 0.2 M, Uranium efficiency was enhanced from 89% to 92 at the 1st contact and from 18% to 20% at the second contact. At this range of concentration, the UO2(SO4)2/2 species predominate. For sulfuric acid concentrations over 0.2 M the uranium efficiency decreased due to the presence of UO2(SO4)2/2 and UO2(SO4)3/4 species. Improving volume percentage of Alamine 336 in organic phase enhanced the uranium efficiency to 99%.

Alamine 336; Niger Plant; Optimization; Solvent Extraction; Uranium

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