Abstract: A process for selectively separating plutonium from uranium and other metals is disclosed wherein, in order to precipitate and remove the pertaining complexes, use is made of a sufficient quantity of a cationic compound containing at least one group adapted to assert affinity to polar surfaces and containing a radical which has little affinity to water, e.g. surface active agents and the like, and use is made of the capability of Pu.sup.4+ and U.sup.4+ to form nitrato-complexes and of the capability of Pu.sup.4+ and UO.sub.2.sup.2+ to form sulfato-complexes.

Abstract: A process for selectively separating plutonium from uranium and other metals is disclosed wherein, in order to precipitate and remove the pertaining complexes, use is made of a sufficient quantity of a cationic compound containing at least one group adapted to assert affinity to polar surfaces and containing a radical which has little affinity to water, e.g. surface active agents and the like, and use is made of the capability of Pu.sup.4+ and U.sup.4+ to form nitrato-complexes and of the capability of Pu.sup.4+ and UO.sub.2.sup.2+ to form sulfato-complexes.

Abstract: A process for selectively separating plutonium from uranium and other metals is disclosed wherein, in order to precipitate and remove the pertaining complexes, use is made of a sufficient quantity of a cationic compound containing at least one group adapted to assert affinity to polar surfaces and containing a radical which has little affinity to water, e.g. surface active agents and the like, and use is made of the capability of Pu.sup.4+ and U.sup.4+ to form nitrato-complexes and of the capability of Pu.sup.4+ and UO.sub.2.sup.2+ to form sulfato-complexes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the selective separation of uranium from metals accompanying it in a uranium-containing ore, comprising the steps of preparing a uranium-containing solution; adding to the solution (i) hydrochloric acid in an amount sufficient to form complex anions of the type(UO.sub.2 Cl.sub.n).sup.n-2wherein n is 3 or 4, or (ii) sulfuric acid in an amount sufficient to form complex anions of the typeUO.sub.2 (SO.sub.4).sub.m.sup.2-2mwherein m is 2 or 3; adding to the solution a cationic surface active agent which forms a relating insoluble precipitate with the complex anion; subjecting the solution containing said precipitate to a gas flotation step; separating the foam fraction from the liquid fraction; and recovering uranium from the foam fraction. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the process.