Method for preparing hydride configurations and reactive metal surfaces
Abstract
A method for preparing highly hydrogen-reactive surfaces on metals which normally require substantial heating, high pressures, or an extended induction period, which involves pretreatment of said surfaces with either a non-oxidizing acid or hydrogen gas to form a hydrogen-bearing coating on said surfaces, and subsequently heating said coated metal in the absence of moisture and oxygen for a period sufficient to decompose said coating and cooling said metal to room temperature. Surfaces so treated will react almost instantaneously with hydrogen gas at room temperature and low pressure. The method is particularly applicable to uranium, thorium, and lanthanide metals.
- Inventors:
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- Centerville, OH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- MONSANTO RESEARCH CORP
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866682
- Patent Number(s):
- 4764228
- Application Number:
- 06/935,981
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23G - CLEANING OR DEGREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00053
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; preparing; hydride; configurations; reactive; metal; surfaces; highly; hydrogen-reactive; metals; normally; require; substantial; heating; pressures; extended; induction; period; involves; pretreatment; non-oxidizing; acid; hydrogen; gas; form; hydrogen-bearing; coating; subsequently; coated; absence; moisture; oxygen; sufficient; decompose; cooling; temperature; treated; react; instantaneously; pressure; particularly; applicable; uranium; thorium; lanthanide; period sufficient; active metal; metal surface; particularly applicable; metal surfaces; hydrogen gas; active surface; reactive metal; reactive surface; subsequently heating; lanthanide metals; preparing highly; oxidizing acid; coated metal; active surfaces; normally require; lanthanide metal; /134/148/420/423/427/
Citation Formats
Silver, Gary L. Method for preparing hydride configurations and reactive metal surfaces. United States: N. p., 1988.
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"Method for preparing hydride configurations and reactive metal surfaces". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866682.
@article{osti_866682,
title = {Method for preparing hydride configurations and reactive metal surfaces},
author = {Silver, Gary L},
abstractNote = {A method for preparing highly hydrogen-reactive surfaces on metals which normally require substantial heating, high pressures, or an extended induction period, which involves pretreatment of said surfaces with either a non-oxidizing acid or hydrogen gas to form a hydrogen-bearing coating on said surfaces, and subsequently heating said coated metal in the absence of moisture and oxygen for a period sufficient to decompose said coating and cooling said metal to room temperature. Surfaces so treated will react almost instantaneously with hydrogen gas at room temperature and low pressure. The method is particularly applicable to uranium, thorium, and lanthanide metals.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1988},
month = {8}
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