SOLUBILITY OF PLUTONIUM TRIFLUORIDE IN FUSED-ALKALI FLUORIDE-BERYLLIUM FLUORIDE MIXTURES

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1960 · Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100832a005· OSTI ID:4194064

Barton, C J

The solubility of PuF/sub 3/ in five LiF-BeF/sub 2/ mixtures, three determined at 550 to 650 deg C. The data follow a linear relationship when plotted as log of molar concentration of PuF/sub 3/ versus l/T( deg K.). The solubility of PuF/sub 3/ in these solvents is rather low, varying from about 0.4 to 2.5 mole% at 650 deg C, and from 0.16 to 1.0 mole% at 550 deg C. Minima in solubility-composition diagrams for the binary systems at 565 deg occur at 63 mole% LiF (0.3 mole% PuF/sub 3/) and 57 mole% NaF (0.18 mole % PuF/sub 3/). The effect of ThF/sub 4/, BaF/sub 2/, and CeF/sub 3/ in diminishing the solubility of PuF/sub 3/ in of PuF/sub 3/ in the mixture LiF-BeF/sub 2/-UF/sub 4/ (70-10-20 mole %) was found to be higher than in an LiF-BeF/sub 2/ solvent having the same concentration of LiF. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-14-012567
• OSTI ID: 4194064
• Journal Information: Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.), Vol. Vol: 64; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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CHEMISTRY
ALKALI METALS
BARIUM FLUORIDES
BERYLLIUM FLUORIDES
CERIUM FLUORIDES
FLUORIDES
FUSED SALTS
LITHIUM FLUORIDES
MIXING
NUMERICALS
PHASE DIAGRAMS
PLUTONIUM FLUORIDES
QUANTITY RATIO
SODIUM FLUORIDES
SOLUBILITY
SOLVENTS
TEMPERATURE
THORIUM FLUORIDES
URANIUM FLUORIDES