Evaluation of the acid leaching technique for recovery of U3O8 and ThO2 in niobium/tantalum slag

This study presented the recovery of uranium oxide and thorium oxide from aluminothermic slag from the metallurgical processing of columbite – a niobium/tantalum mineral with the presence of U3O8 and ThO2 – from a mining-industrial facility. The methodology consisted of sampling, comminution, and l...

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Main Authors: Vanderlei Vilaça Moura, Talita Santos, Claubia Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2023-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2165