Uranium Extraction from Syrian Phosphate: A Case Study

J. Stas; I. Othman; M. Abbas; H. Shlewit

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Uranium Extraction from Syrian Phosphate: A Case Study

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J. Stas Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, P O Box 6091, Damascus, Syria

I. Othman Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, P O Box 6091, Damascus, Syria

M. Abbas Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, P O Box 6091, Damascus, Syria

H. Shlewit Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, P O Box 6091, Damascus, Syria

Abstract

Uranium and trace elements were studied in few hundred samples from phosphatic formations in Syria. Uranium and trace elements were enriched in phosphorites facies compared to carbonate and siliceous facies. Uranium content of Syrian phosphorite by fission track method shows that uranium is related to the apatite mineral and organic matter. The concentration of uranium in phosphatic elements depends on the quality of these elements (grains, biogenicelements). Further, uranium is relatively mobile during biomicritisation, coating and weathering. Investigation of uranium extraction from phosphoric acid produced at Horns plant (G.F.C) by using phosphate concentrate from Khneifiss and Charquieh mines, have been carried out in a micro pilot and pilot plant scales. The results show that the yield of uranium extraction from H3PO4 is more than 95%.

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Page(s) 30-34

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Published Journal: International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Year: 2010

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