METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS
Abstract
An improved technique of preparing massive metallic uranium by the reaction at elevated temperature between an excess of alkali in alkaline earth metal and a uranium halide, such ss uranium tetrafluoride is presented. The improvement comprises employing a reducing atmosphere of hydrogen or the like, such as coal gas, in the vessel during the reduction stage and then replacing the reducing atmosphere with argon gas prior to cooling to ambient temperature.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4229784
- Patent Number(s):
- 2886429
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-022508
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- METALLURGY AND CERAMICS; ALKALI METALS; ARGON; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COAL; COOLING; GASES; HALIDES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN; INERT GASES; REDUCTION; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM TETRAFLUORIDE
Citation Formats
Cooke, W H, and Crawford, J W.C.. METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS. United States: N. p., 1959.
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"METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS". United States.
@article{osti_4229784,
title = {METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS},
author = {Cooke, W H and Crawford, J W.C.},
abstractNote = {An improved technique of preparing massive metallic uranium by the reaction at elevated temperature between an excess of alkali in alkaline earth metal and a uranium halide, such ss uranium tetrafluoride is presented. The improvement comprises employing a reducing atmosphere of hydrogen or the like, such as coal gas, in the vessel during the reduction stage and then replacing the reducing atmosphere with argon gas prior to cooling to ambient temperature.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {5}
}
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