THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS
Abstract
A method is presented of preparing uranium metal of high purity consisting contacting impure U metal with halogen vapor at between 450 and 550 C to form uranium halide vapor, contacting the uranium halide vapor in the presence of H/sub 2/ with a refractory surface at about 1400 C to thermally decompose the uranium halides and deposit molten U on the refractory surface and collecting the molten U dripping from the surface. The entire operation is carried on at a sub-atmospheric pressure of below 1 mm mercury.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4266851
- Patent Number(s):
- 2873184
- 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-13-013325
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; DECOMPOSITION; HALIDES; HALOGENS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN; IMPURITIES; MELTING; PREPARATION; PRESSURE; REFRACTORIES; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; VACUUM; VAPORS
Citation Formats
Magel, T T, and Brewer, L. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Magel, T T, & Brewer, L. THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS. United States.
Magel, T T, and Brewer, L. Tue .
"THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS". United States.
@article{osti_4266851,
title = {THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS},
author = {Magel, T T and Brewer, L},
abstractNote = {A method is presented of preparing uranium metal of high purity consisting contacting impure U metal with halogen vapor at between 450 and 550 C to form uranium halide vapor, contacting the uranium halide vapor in the presence of H/sub 2/ with a refractory surface at about 1400 C to thermally decompose the uranium halides and deposit molten U on the refractory surface and collecting the molten U dripping from the surface. The entire operation is carried on at a sub-atmospheric pressure of below 1 mm mercury.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {2}
}
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