Method for removal of plutonium impurity from americium oxides and fluorides
Abstract
Method for removal of plutonium impurity from americium oxides and fluorides. AmF.sub.4 is not further oxidized to AmF.sub.6 by the application of O.sub.2 F at room temperature, while plutonium compounds present in the americium sample are fluorinated to volatile PuF.sub.6, which can readily be separated therefrom, leaving the purified americium oxides and/or fluorides as the solid tetrafluoride.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866436
- Patent Number(s):
- 4710222
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01G - COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C01D OR C01F
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; removal; plutonium; impurity; americium; oxides; fluorides; amf; oxidized; application; temperature; compounds; sample; fluorinated; volatile; puf; readily; separated; therefrom; leaving; purified; solid; tetrafluoride; americium oxides; plutonium impurity; /75/204/423/
Citation Formats
FitzPatrick, John R, Dunn, Jerry G, and Avens, Larry R. Method for removal of plutonium impurity from americium oxides and fluorides. United States: N. p., 1987.
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FitzPatrick, John R, Dunn, Jerry G, & Avens, Larry R. Method for removal of plutonium impurity from americium oxides and fluorides. United States.
FitzPatrick, John R, Dunn, Jerry G, and Avens, Larry R. Thu .
"Method for removal of plutonium impurity from americium oxides and fluorides". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866436.
@article{osti_866436,
title = {Method for removal of plutonium impurity from americium oxides and fluorides},
author = {FitzPatrick, John R and Dunn, Jerry G and Avens, Larry R},
abstractNote = {Method for removal of plutonium impurity from americium oxides and fluorides. AmF.sub.4 is not further oxidized to AmF.sub.6 by the application of O.sub.2 F at room temperature, while plutonium compounds present in the americium sample are fluorinated to volatile PuF.sub.6, which can readily be separated therefrom, leaving the purified americium oxides and/or fluorides as the solid tetrafluoride.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}
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