PREPARATION OF PLUTONIUM
Abstract
Methods are presented for the electro-deposition of plutonium from fused mixtures of plutonium halides and halides of the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. Th salts, preferably chlorides and with the plutonium prefer ably in the trivalent state, are placed in a refractory crucible such as tantalum or molybdenam and heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to 600 to 850 deg C, the higher temperatatures being used to obtain massive plutonium and the lower for the powder form. Electrodes of graphite or non reactive refractory metals are used, the crucible serving the cathode in one apparatus described in the patent.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4236850
- Patent Number(s):
- 2893928
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- 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
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A47 - FURNITURE A47K - SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-002392
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CHLORIDES; CRUCIBLES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; GRAPHITE; HALIDES; HEATING; MIXING; MOLYBDENUM; PLUTONIUM; POWDERS; PREPARATION; SALTS; TANTALUM; TEMPERATURE
Citation Formats
Kolodney, M. PREPARATION OF PLUTONIUM. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Kolodney, M. PREPARATION OF PLUTONIUM. United States.
Kolodney, M. Wed .
"PREPARATION OF PLUTONIUM". United States.
@article{osti_4236850,
title = {PREPARATION OF PLUTONIUM},
author = {Kolodney, M},
abstractNote = {Methods are presented for the electro-deposition of plutonium from fused mixtures of plutonium halides and halides of the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. Th salts, preferably chlorides and with the plutonium prefer ably in the trivalent state, are placed in a refractory crucible such as tantalum or molybdenam and heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to 600 to 850 deg C, the higher temperatatures being used to obtain massive plutonium and the lower for the powder form. Electrodes of graphite or non reactive refractory metals are used, the crucible serving the cathode in one apparatus described in the patent.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {7}
}
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