Template:Did you know nominations/Bismuth phosphate process

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Bismuth phosphate process

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... that the bismuth phosphate process was used by the Manhattan Project to extract plutonium for use in atomic bombs? Source: "During the first months at the Metallurgical Laboratory, intensive effort was directed toward defining the chemical-separation process to be used in the production plants which were then being planned... Although it was felt that such a separation process would depend on the use of the two oxidation states of plutonium, which had been discovered during the early work at the University of California, the actual details, such as the best carrier compounds and best oxidizing and reducing agents, had not yet been discovered. S. G. Thompson (1956) is largely responsible for the conception and early development of the process which was finally chosen. The key to the process is quantitative carrying of plutonium (IV) from acid solution by bismuth phosphate, an unexpected phenomenon which was discovered in December 1942, and the expected noncarrying of plutonium (VI) by the same carrier material. This method, known as the Bismuth Phosphate Process..." (and [1]

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5x expanded by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:26, 18 April 2017 (UTC).

This looks fine. New enough, obviously long enough, well-written and reliably sourced. The hook is interesting and sourced. I think we're good to go with this one. Prioryman (talk) 19:05, 19 April 2017 (UTC)