ABSTRACT Cesium is recovered from cesium alum, CsAl(SO4)2, by a two-reaction sequence in which the cesium alum is first dissolved in an aqueous hydroxide solution to form cesium alum hydroxide, CsAl(OH)3, and potassium sulfate, K2SO4. Part of the K2SO4 precipitates and is separated from the supernatant solution. In the second …