Methods and systems for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath, and surface pretreatments therefore

Freiderich, Melissa Ensor

Title: Methods and systems for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath, and surface pretreatments therefore

Patent · Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2022

OSTI ID:1986843

Freiderich, Melissa Ensor

Systems and methods for electroless plating a first metal onto a second metal in a molten salt bath including: a bath vessel holding a dry salt mixture including a dry salt medium and a dry salt medium of the first metal, and without the reductant therein, the dry salt mixture configured to be heated to form a molten salt bath; and the second metal is configured to be disposed in the molten salt bath and receive a pure coating of the first metal thereon by electroless plating in the molten salt bath, wherein the second metal is more electronegative than the first metal.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: NA0001942

Assignee:: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)

Patent Number(s):: 11,505,867

Application Number:: 17/346,504

OSTI ID:: 1986843

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 06/14/2021

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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