ATE323788T1 - SEPARATION OF METALS - Google Patents

SEPARATION OF METALS

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ATE323788T1
ATE323788T1 AT03778571T AT03778571T ATE323788T1 AT E323788 T1 ATE323788 T1 AT E323788T1 AT 03778571 T AT03778571 T AT 03778571T AT 03778571 T AT03778571 T AT 03778571T AT E323788 T1 ATE323788 T1 AT E323788T1
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metal
oxides
metals
metal oxides
hafnium
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AT03778571T
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German (de)
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Robert Glyn Lewin
Robert C Thied
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British Nuclear Fuels Plc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
    • C25C3/34—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of metals not provided for in groups C25C3/02 - C25C3/32
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22B—PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS; PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • C22B34/00—Obtaining refractory metals
    • C22B34/10—Obtaining titanium, zirconium or hafnium
    • C22B34/14—Obtaining zirconium or hafnium
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C—PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25C3/00—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts
    • C25C3/26—Electrolytic production, recovery or refining of metals by electrolysis of melts of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum or vanadium

Abstract

The invention provides a process for the separation of metals, the metals being comprised as the metal oxides in a mixed oxide sample, the process comprising: (i) adding the mixed oxide to a molten salt electrolyte and cathodically electrolysing the oxide, the potential of the cathode being controlled so as to favour oxygen ionisation over deposition of metal from the cations present in the molten salt, and the applied potential difference being such as to facilitate selective reduction of one metal oxide at the expense of other metal oxides; and (ii) separating the metal from the remaining metal oxides, wherein the metal oxides comprise oxides of metals from at least one of the transition metal, lanthanide or actinide series The process is applicable to mixed oxide samples comprising mixtures of two or more metal oxides, and a particular application is in the separation of zirconium and hafnium comprised in mixed zirconium and hafnium oxides, the removal of hafnium facilitating the use of the zirconium in fuel cladding for use in the nuclear power industry.
AT03778571T 2002-12-05 2003-12-02 SEPARATION OF METALS ATE323788T1 (en)

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JP (1) JP2006509104A (en)
AT (1) ATE323788T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2003285572A1 (en)
DE (1) DE60304738D1 (en)
GB (1) GB2395958A (en)
WO (1) WO2004050955A2 (en)

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AU2003285572A8 (en) 2004-06-23
US20060137992A1 (en) 2006-06-29
WO2004050955A3 (en) 2005-01-13
GB2395958A (en) 2004-06-09
EP1570114A2 (en) 2005-09-07
WO2004050955A2 (en) 2004-06-17
EP1570114B1 (en) 2006-04-19
DE60304738D1 (en) 2006-05-24

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