Apparatus and method for making metal chloride salt product

Patent · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:909371

Miller, William E ^[1]; Tomczuk, Zygmunt ^[2]; Richmann, Michael K ^[3]

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1. Naperville, IL
2. Homer Glen, IL
3. Carlsbad, NM

A method of producing metal chlorides is disclosed in which chlorine gas is introduced into liquid Cd. CdCl.sub.2 salt is floating on the liquid Cd and as more liquid CdCl.sub.2 is formed it separates from the liquid Cd metal and dissolves in the salt. The salt with the CdCl.sub.2 dissolved therein contacts a metal which reacts with CdCl.sub.2 to form a metal chloride, forming a mixture of metal chloride and CdCl.sub.2. After separation of bulk Cd from the salt, by gravitational means, the metal chloride is obtained by distillation which removes CdCl.sub.2 and any Cd dissolved in the metal chloride.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: United States of America Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 7,217,402
• Application Number: 11/217,844
• OSTI ID: 909371
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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