Electrolytic process for preparing uranium metal
Abstract
An electrolytic process for making uranium from uranium oxide using Cl2 anode product from an electrolytic cell to react with UO2 to form uranium chlorides. The chlorides are used in low concentrations in a melt comprising fluorides and chlorides of potassium, sodium and barium in the electrolytic cell. The electrolysis produces Cl2 at the anode that reacts with UO2 in the feed reactor to form soluble UCl4, available for a continuous process in the electrolytic cell, rather than having insoluble UO2 fouling the cell.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875260
- Patent Number(s):
- H000857
- Application Number:
- 07/562187
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1990 Jul 26
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- statutory invention registration; electrolytic; process; preparing; uranium; metal; oxide; anode; product; cell; react; uo; form; chlorides; concentrations; melt; comprising; fluorides; potassium; sodium; barium; electrolysis; produces; reacts; feed; reactor; soluble; ucl; available; continuous; insoluble; fouling; uranium chloride; electrolytic process; form uranium; uranium oxide; electrolytic cell; continuous process; uranium metal; melt comprising; preparing uranium; uranium chlorides; /205/75/423/
Citation Formats
Haas, Paul A. Electrolytic process for preparing uranium metal. United States: N. p., 1990.
Web.
Haas, Paul A. Electrolytic process for preparing uranium metal. United States.
Haas, Paul A. Mon .
"Electrolytic process for preparing uranium metal". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875260.
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title = {Electrolytic process for preparing uranium metal},
author = {Haas, Paul A.},
abstractNote = {An electrolytic process for making uranium from uranium oxide using Cl2 anode product from an electrolytic cell to react with UO2 to form uranium chlorides. The chlorides are used in low concentrations in a melt comprising fluorides and chlorides of potassium, sodium and barium in the electrolytic cell. The electrolysis produces Cl2 at the anode that reacts with UO2 in the feed reactor to form soluble UCl4, available for a continuous process in the electrolytic cell, rather than having insoluble UO2 fouling the cell.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1990},
month = {1}
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