A CONTINUOUS ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BERYLLIUM METAL

Technical Report · Thu Oct 30 23:00:00 EST 1958

OSTI ID:4307583

Holden, R B; Kells, M C; Whitman, C I

The continuous production of beryllium metal by low temperature fuel salt electrolysis in to a continuous onstrated. The electrolyte employed is a 50- 50 mol % NaCl-BeCl/sub 2/ mixture with a melting point under 300 deg C. The beryllium which deposits in the mercury forms an amalgam which can be removed continuously from the mercury stream by filtration. The amalgam contains about 2% beryllium by weight and can be vacuum hot-pressed directly to beryllium metal; or, alternatively, beryllium powder can be prepared by the distillation of the mercury. (auth)

• Research Organization: Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., New Haven; Stanford Research Inst., Menlo PArk, Calif.; Sylvania-Corning Nuclear Corp., Bayside, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-12-014696
• OSTI ID: 4307583
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/717
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BERYLLIUM
BERYLLIUM ALLOYS
BERYLLIUM CHLORIDES
CATHODES
CHEMISTRY
COMPACTING
DISTILLATION
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTES
FILTERS
FUSED SALT FUEL
FUSED SALTS
HEATING
HOT WORKING
LIQUID FLOW
LIQUID METALS
MELTING POINTS
MERCURY
MERCURY ALLOYS
MIXING
POWDERS
PREPARATION
PRESSING
SINTERING
SODIUM CHLORIDES
VACUUM