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METHOD OF PREPARING METAL FLUORIDES

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OSTI ID:4236805
A method is presented for preparing the halides of elements which are relatively non-reactive with halogenating agents. The method involves reacting a mixture of an oxygen containing salt of a difficulty halogenated metal with an oxygen containing salt of an easily halogenated metal with a halogenating agent. Accordingly plutonium tetrafluoride is produced by reacting a mixture of plutonium dioxide and uranium octaoxide with bromine trifluoride. The reaction proceeds smoothly at moderate temperatures and the resulting plutonium trifluoride may be readily separated from many impurities which form volatile fluorides by volatilizing these volatile fluorides from the reaction chamber.
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-002401
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2899269
OSTI ID:
4236805
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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