Electrolytic process for preparing uranium metal
Patent
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OSTI ID:1176623
An electrolytic process for making uranium from uranium oxide using Cl2 anode product from an electrolytic cell to react with UO2 to form uranium chlorides. The chlorides are used in low concentrations in a melt comprising fluorides and chlorides of potassium, sodium and barium in the electrolytic cell. The electrolysis produces Cl2 at the anode that reacts with UO2 in the feed reactor to form soluble UCl4, available for a continuous process in the electrolytic cell, rather than having insoluble UO2 fouling the cell.
- Research Organization:
- US Dept. of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- H000857
- Application Number:
- 07/562187
- OSTI ID:
- 1176623
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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