Rate of Consumption of Dissolved Oxygen During Ammonium Carbonate In Situ Leaching of Uranium (f393eaec-ae9b-4de3-9820-873dc8714710)
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 8
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- 665 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1983
Abstract
Leaching of uranium in situ from sandstone deposits with ammonium carbonate solution containing dissolved oxygen occurs rapidly compared with the leaching of the bulk of the sulfur present as FeS2. However, because of their high reducing capacity and their relative abundance, the FeS2 minerals consume the bulk of the oxidant. A pressure leach apparatus was constructed that permitted measuring oxygen consumption by FeS2, best described by a first-order reaction. The experimental rate constants for various cores are roughly proportional to their FeS2 contents.
Citation
APA: (1983) Rate of Consumption of Dissolved Oxygen During Ammonium Carbonate In Situ Leaching of Uranium (f393eaec-ae9b-4de3-9820-873dc8714710)
MLA: Rate of Consumption of Dissolved Oxygen During Ammonium Carbonate In Situ Leaching of Uranium (f393eaec-ae9b-4de3-9820-873dc8714710). The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1983.