PREPARATION OF HALIDES OF PLUTONIUM

Patent · 01 September 1958

OSTI ID:4262027

Garner, C S; Johns, I B

A dry chemical method is described for preparing plutonium halides, which consists in contacting plutonyl nitrate with dry gaseous HCl or HF at an elevated temperature. The addition to the reaction gas of a small quantity of an oxidizing gas or a reducing gas will cause formation of the tetra- or tri-halide of plutonium as desired.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-004331
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2851332
• OSTI ID: 4262027
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
GASES
HALIDES
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
NITRATES
OXIDATION
PATENTS
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM NITRATES
PREPARATION
REDUCTION
TEMPERATURE