Method for high-throughput micro-sampling analysis of electrochemical process salts
Abstract
A method and apparatus for analyzing molten salt electrolyte. The method includes extracting a sample of a molten salt electrolyte from an electrorefiner or other process vessel or conduit; generating droplets from the sample, where the droplets are at a first temperature; transporting the droplets to detectors, where during transport, the droplets attain a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature; analyzing the droplets at or below the second temperature; and returning the droplets to the process. The apparatus includes a droplet generator; a sample transport mechanism; and at least one detector positioned above the sample transport mechanism.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1576309
- Patent Number(s):
- 10416045
- Application Number:
- 15/237,430
- Assignee:
- UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016 Aug 15
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
Citation Formats
Launiere, Cari A., Pereira, Candido, Bailey, James L., and Wiedmeyer, Stanley G. Method for high-throughput micro-sampling analysis of electrochemical process salts. United States: N. p., 2019.
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Launiere, Cari A., Pereira, Candido, Bailey, James L., & Wiedmeyer, Stanley G. Method for high-throughput micro-sampling analysis of electrochemical process salts. United States.
Launiere, Cari A., Pereira, Candido, Bailey, James L., and Wiedmeyer, Stanley G. Tue .
"Method for high-throughput micro-sampling analysis of electrochemical process salts". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1576309.
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abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for analyzing molten salt electrolyte. The method includes extracting a sample of a molten salt electrolyte from an electrorefiner or other process vessel or conduit; generating droplets from the sample, where the droplets are at a first temperature; transporting the droplets to detectors, where during transport, the droplets attain a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature; analyzing the droplets at or below the second temperature; and returning the droplets to the process. The apparatus includes a droplet generator; a sample transport mechanism; and at least one detector positioned above the sample transport mechanism.},
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