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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2017
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Tracy S. Rudisill, North Augusta, SC (US);
Fernando F. Fondeur, North Augusta, SC (US);
Lindsay E. Roy, Aiken, SC (US);
William E. Daniel, Jr., North Augusta, SC (US);
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for the separation of an actinide from another metal. The method comprises the following steps: (a) establishing a non-homogeneous magnetic field across a separation column containing a paramagnetic packing material and (b) providing a fluid containing the actinide and the another metal to the separation column wherein the fluid and the paramagnetic packing material are exposed to the non-homogeneous magnetic field. The non-homogeneous magnetic field is produced by a magnet having a first pole for magnetic interaction with a second pole of the magnet wherein the first pole has a different surface area than the second pole. The non-homogeneous magnetic field has a magnetic field gradient of about 500 lines/cm/cm or more. In addition, the present invention is also directed to a method for the separation of one heavy metal from another heavy metal.