Process for electrolytically preparing uranium metal
Abstract
A process for making uranium metal from uranium oxide by first fluorinating uranium oxide to form uranium tetrafluoride and next electrolytically reducing the uranium tetrafluoride with a carbon anode to form uranium metal and CF.sub.4. The CF.sub.4 is reused in the fluorination reaction rather than being disposed of as a hazardous waste.
- Inventors:
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- (Knoxville, TN)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875238
- Patent Number(s):
- H659
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) SNL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; electrolytically; preparing; uranium; metal; oxide; fluorinating; form; tetrafluoride; reducing; carbon; anode; cf; reused; fluorination; reaction; disposed; hazardous; waste; uranium tetrafluoride; carbon anode; form uranium; uranium oxide; hazardous waste; uranium metal; preparing uranium; /205/423/
Citation Formats
Haas, Paul A. Process for electrolytically preparing uranium metal. United States: N. p., 1989.
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Haas, Paul A. Process for electrolytically preparing uranium metal. United States.
Haas, Paul A. Sun .
"Process for electrolytically preparing uranium metal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875238.
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title = {Process for electrolytically preparing uranium metal},
author = {Haas, Paul A.},
abstractNote = {A process for making uranium metal from uranium oxide by first fluorinating uranium oxide to form uranium tetrafluoride and next electrolytically reducing the uranium tetrafluoride with a carbon anode to form uranium metal and CF.sub.4. The CF.sub.4 is reused in the fluorination reaction rather than being disposed of as a hazardous waste.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1989},
month = {1}
}
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