Optimization of the leaching process for uranium recovery and some associated valuable elements from low-grade uranium ore

• Published in: International journal of environmental analytical chemistry Vol. 103; no. 17; pp. 5259 - 5281
• Main Authors: Radwan, Hend A., Faheim, Abeer A., El-Sheikh, Enass M., Abd El-Wahab, Zeinab H., Gado, Mohamed A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 20.12.2023; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: Acid rain; Amberlite (trademark); Ammonia; Anion exchange; Anion exchanging; Anions; Chemical precipitation; Chemical reactions; Copper; Curing; Curing (processing); Egypt; Energy dispersive X ray analysis; Energy value; Heavy metals; Hydroxides; Kinetic modeling; Kinetics; Leaching; Metals; Optimization; Oxalic acid; Oxides; Precipitates; Precipitation; pug leaching efficiency; Recovery; Sedimentary rocks; Shale; Shrinking core model; Southwestern Sinai; Sulfuric acid; Sulphuric acid; Uptake; Uranium; Uranium ores; Wadi Um Hamed; Work study; X ray analysis; X-ray spectroscopy

The present work study the acidic pug leaching technique for U-extraction in addition to some associated valuable metals from a collected technological sample of ferruginous shale from Wadi Um Hamed, Um Bogma Formation, Abu Thor locality, southwestern Sinai, Egypt. A representative sample of the ore...