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:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865506
- Patent Number(s):
- 4528032
- Application Number:
- 06/569,698
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76FF02170
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1984 Jan 10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- lithium; purification; technique; method; purifying; liquid; remove; unwanted; quantities; nitrogen; aluminum; involves; precipitation; nitride; adding; reagent; quantity; adequate; react; impurity; form; insoluble; mechanically; separated; molten; liquid lithium; aluminum nitride; method involves; remove unwanted; molten liquid; method involve; form insoluble; /75/
Citation Formats
Keough, Robert F., and Meadows, George E. Lithium purification technique. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Keough, Robert F., & Meadows, George E. Lithium purification technique. United States.
Keough, Robert F., and Meadows, George E. Tue .
"Lithium purification technique". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865506.
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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 = {1985},
month = {1}
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