Mercury-free dissolution of aluminum-clad fuel in nitric acid
Abstract
A mercury-free dissolution process for aluminum involves placing the aluminum in a dissolver vessel in contact with nitric acid-fluoboric acid mixture at an elevated temperature. By maintaining a continuous flow of the acid mixture through the dissolver vessel, an effluent containing aluminum nitrate, nitric acid, fluoboric acid and other dissolved components are removed. 5 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6942297
- Patent Number(s):
- 5364603
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 8-105236
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 12 Aug 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; ALUMINIUM; DISSOLUTION; FUEL CANS; ALUMINIUM NITRATES; INORGANIC ACIDS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; METALS; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; 050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
Citation Formats
Christian, J D, and Anderson, P A. Mercury-free dissolution of aluminum-clad fuel in nitric acid. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Christian, J D, & Anderson, P A. Mercury-free dissolution of aluminum-clad fuel in nitric acid. United States.
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"Mercury-free dissolution of aluminum-clad fuel in nitric acid". United States.
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abstractNote = {A mercury-free dissolution process for aluminum involves placing the aluminum in a dissolver vessel in contact with nitric acid-fluoboric acid mixture at an elevated temperature. By maintaining a continuous flow of the acid mixture through the dissolver vessel, an effluent containing aluminum nitrate, nitric acid, fluoboric acid and other dissolved components are removed. 5 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1994},
month = {11}
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