Lithium purification technique
Abstract
A method for purifying liquid lithium to remove unwanted quantities of nitrogen or aluminum. The method involves precipitation of aluminum nitride by adding a reagent to the liquid lithium. The reagent will be either nitrogen or aluminum in a quantity adequate to react with the unwanted quantity of the impurity to form insoluble aluminum nitride. The aluminum nitride can be mechanically separated from the molten liquid lithium.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6021034
- Application Number:
- ON: TI85006015
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; LITHIUM; PURIFICATION; ALUMINIUM; LIQUID METALS; NITROGEN; ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; METALS; NONMETALS; 360101* - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication
Citation Formats
Keough, R F, and Meadows, G E. Lithium purification technique. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Keough, R F, & Meadows, G E. Lithium purification technique. United States.
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"Lithium purification technique". United States.
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abstractNote = {A method for purifying liquid lithium to remove unwanted quantities of nitrogen or aluminum. The method involves precipitation of aluminum nitride by adding a reagent to the liquid lithium. The reagent will be either nitrogen or aluminum in a quantity adequate to react with the unwanted quantity of the impurity to form insoluble aluminum nitride. The aluminum nitride can be mechanically separated from the molten liquid lithium.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
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