Fluorination process using catalysts
A process is given for converting an actinide compound selected from the group consisting of uranium oxides, plutonium oxides, uranium tetrafluorides, plutonium tetrafluorides and mixtures of said oxides and tetrafluorides, to the corresponding volatile actinide hexafluoride by fluorination with a stoichiometric excess of fluorine gas. The improvement involves conducting the fluorination of the plutonium compounds in the presence of a fluoride catalyst selected from the group consisting of CoF/sub 3/, AgF/sub 2/ and NiF/sub 2/, whereby the fluorination is significantly enhanced. The improvement also involves conducting the fluorination of one of the uranium compounds in the presence of a fluoride catalyst selected from the group consisting of CoF/sub 3/ and AgF/sub 2/, whereby the fluorination is significantly enhanced.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Application Number:
- ON: DE84011231
- OSTI ID:
- 6929092
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
FLUORINATION
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CATALYSTS
COBALT FLUORIDES
NICKEL FLUORIDES
SILVER FLUORIDES
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COBALT COMPOUNDS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATION
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
SILVER COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM FLUORIDES
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