ELECTROLYSIS OF THORIUM AND URANIUM
Abstract
An electrolytic method is given for obtaining pure thorium, uranium, and thorium-uranium alloys. The electrolytic cell comprises a cathode composed of a metal selected from the class consisting of zinc, cadmium, tin, lead, antimony, and bismuth, an anode composed of at least one of the metals selected from the group consisting of thorium and uranium in an impure state, and an electrolyte composed of a fused salt containing at least one of the salts of the metals selected from the class consisting of thorium, uranium. zinc, cadmium, tin, lead, antimony, and bismuth. Electrolysis of the fused salt while the cathode is maintained in the molten condition deposits thorium, uranium, or thorium-uranium alloys in pure form in the molten cathode which thereafter may be separated from the molten cathode product by distillation.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4117146
- Patent Number(s):
- US 2951793
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-007432
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ANODES; ANTIMONY; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; CATHODES; DEPOSITS; DISTILLATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FUSED SALTS; LEAD; MELTING; METALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THORIUM; TIN; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS; ZINC
Citation Formats
Hansen, W N. ELECTROLYSIS OF THORIUM AND URANIUM. United States: N. p., 1960.
Web.
Hansen, W N. ELECTROLYSIS OF THORIUM AND URANIUM. United States.
Hansen, W N. 1960.
"ELECTROLYSIS OF THORIUM AND URANIUM". United States.
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title = {ELECTROLYSIS OF THORIUM AND URANIUM},
author = {Hansen, W N},
abstractNote = {An electrolytic method is given for obtaining pure thorium, uranium, and thorium-uranium alloys. The electrolytic cell comprises a cathode composed of a metal selected from the class consisting of zinc, cadmium, tin, lead, antimony, and bismuth, an anode composed of at least one of the metals selected from the group consisting of thorium and uranium in an impure state, and an electrolyte composed of a fused salt containing at least one of the salts of the metals selected from the class consisting of thorium, uranium. zinc, cadmium, tin, lead, antimony, and bismuth. Electrolysis of the fused salt while the cathode is maintained in the molten condition deposits thorium, uranium, or thorium-uranium alloys in pure form in the molten cathode which thereafter may be separated from the molten cathode product by distillation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960},
month = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960}
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