PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM HALIDES
Abstract
A process amd associated apparatus for producing UF/sub 4/ from U/sub 3/ O/sub 8/ by a fluidized'' technique are reported. The U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ is first reduced to UO/sub 2/ by reaction with hydrogen, and the lower oxide of uranium is then reacted with gaseous HF to produce UF/sub 4/. In each case the reactant gas is used, alone or in combination with inert gases, to fluidize'' the finely divided reactant solid. The complete setup of the plant equipment including bins, reactor and the associated piping and valving, is described. An auxiliary fluorination reactor allows for the direct production of UF/sub 6/ from UF/sub 4/ and fluorine gas, or if desired, UF/sub 4/ may be collected as the product.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4337217
- Patent Number(s):
- 2811414
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-004599
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; FLUORINATION; HALIDES; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROGEN; INERT GASES; PATENT; PIPES; PRODUCTION; REACTORS; REDUCTION; SOLIDS; URANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM OXIDES; URANIUM TETRAFLUORIDE; VALVES
Citation Formats
Murphree, E V. PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM HALIDES. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Murphree, E V. PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM HALIDES. United States.
Murphree, E V. Tue .
"PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM HALIDES". United States.
@article{osti_4337217,
title = {PROCESS FOR PRODUCING URANIUM HALIDES},
author = {Murphree, E V},
abstractNote = {A process amd associated apparatus for producing UF/sub 4/ from U/sub 3/ O/sub 8/ by a fluidized'' technique are reported. The U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ is first reduced to UO/sub 2/ by reaction with hydrogen, and the lower oxide of uranium is then reacted with gaseous HF to produce UF/sub 4/. In each case the reactant gas is used, alone or in combination with inert gases, to fluidize'' the finely divided reactant solid. The complete setup of the plant equipment including bins, reactor and the associated piping and valving, is described. An auxiliary fluorination reactor allows for the direct production of UF/sub 6/ from UF/sub 4/ and fluorine gas, or if desired, UF/sub 4/ may be collected as the product.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 29 00:00:00 EST 1957},
month = {Tue Oct 29 00:00:00 EST 1957}
}
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