Methods of reducing uranium hexafluoride

Journal Article · Tue Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1961 · Atomic Energy (New York)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01480220· OSTI ID:4062164

Galkin, N. P.; Sudarikov, B. N.; Zaitsev, V. A.

The solubility and kinetics of UF/sub 6/ solution in CCl/sub 4/, chloroform, dichloromethane, unsymmetric trichloroethane, symmetric tetrachloroethane, pentachloroethane, trifluorotrichloroethane, symmetric trichloropropane, and tetrachloropropane were studied. It is shown that UF/sub 6/ is stable in CCl/sub 4/, tetrachloroethane, pentachloroethane and trifluorotrichloroethane during 2 weeks period at 20 deg C, while at the same temperature UF/sub 6/ is not stable in chloroform, dichloroethane, and dichloromethane. It is shown that the UF/sub 6/ reactions with the organic solvents at 60 to lOO deg C first form UF/sub 5/ which is reduced to the intermediate uranium fluorides containing a large quantity of tetravalent uranium; then it is reduced to UF/sub 4/.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-15-014327
• OSTI ID: 4062164
• Journal Information: Atomic Energy (New York), Journal Name: Atomic Energy (New York) Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 10; ISSN 1063-4258
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Russian

Related Subjects

BEHAVIOR
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CHEMISTRY
CHLOROFORM
ETHANE
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
REACTION KINETICS
REDUCTION
SOLUBILITY
SOLVENTS
TEMPERATURE
URANIUM CHLORIDES
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE