PROCESS FOR TREATING VOLATILE METAL FLUORIDES
Abstract
This patent relates to the purification of uranium hexafluoride, made by reacting the metal or its tetrafluoride with fluorine, from the frequently contained traces of hydrofluoric acid. According to the present process, UF/sub 6/ containing as an impurity a small amount of hydrofluoric acid, is treated to remove such impurity by contact with an anhydrous alkali metal fluoride such as sodium fluoride. In this way a non-volatile complex containing hydrofluoric acid and the alkali metal fluoride is formed, and the volatile UF /sub 6/ may then be removed by distillation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4343446
- Patent Number(s):
- 2808312
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-010239
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ALKALI METALS; CLEANING; COMPLEXES; DISTILLATION; FLUORINE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; IMPURITIES; PATENT; SODIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; VOLATILITY
Citation Formats
Rudge, A J, and Lowe, A J. PROCESS FOR TREATING VOLATILE METAL FLUORIDES. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Rudge, A J, & Lowe, A J. PROCESS FOR TREATING VOLATILE METAL FLUORIDES. United States.
Rudge, A J, and Lowe, A J. Tue .
"PROCESS FOR TREATING VOLATILE METAL FLUORIDES". United States.
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title = {PROCESS FOR TREATING VOLATILE METAL FLUORIDES},
author = {Rudge, A J and Lowe, A J},
abstractNote = {This patent relates to the purification of uranium hexafluoride, made by reacting the metal or its tetrafluoride with fluorine, from the frequently contained traces of hydrofluoric acid. According to the present process, UF/sub 6/ containing as an impurity a small amount of hydrofluoric acid, is treated to remove such impurity by contact with an anhydrous alkali metal fluoride such as sodium fluoride. In this way a non-volatile complex containing hydrofluoric acid and the alkali metal fluoride is formed, and the volatile UF /sub 6/ may then be removed by distillation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1957},
month = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1957}
}
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