Hydrogen, lithium, and lithium hydride production

Title: Hydrogen, lithium, and lithium hydride production

A method of producing high purity lithium metal is provided, where gaseous-phase lithium metal is extracted from lithium hydride and condensed to form solid high purity lithium metal. The high purity lithium metal may be hydrided to provide high purity lithium hydride.

Inventors:: Brown, Sam W; Spencer, Larry S; Phillips, Michael R; Powell, G. Louis; Campbell, Peggy J

Issue Date:: 2014-03-25

OSTI Identifier:: 1128686

Assignee:: Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN) Y-12

Patent Number(s):: 8,679,224

Application Number:: 13/222,002

Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22800

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011 Aug 31

Research Org:: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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