GB810033A - Production of uranium - Google Patents
Production of uraniumInfo
- Publication number
- GB810033A GB810033A GB4020/45A GB402045A GB810033A GB 810033 A GB810033 A GB 810033A GB 4020/45 A GB4020/45 A GB 4020/45A GB 402045 A GB402045 A GB 402045A GB 810033 A GB810033 A GB 810033A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- sieve
- uranium
- per cent
- per inch
- meshes
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- 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
- C22B60/00—Obtaining metals of atomic number 87 or higher, i.e. radioactive metals
- C22B60/02—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides
- C22B60/0204—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium
- C22B60/0213—Obtaining thorium, uranium, or other actinides obtaining uranium by dry processes
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
Abstract
Uranium is produced by reacting a uranium halide with a reducing metal such as magnesium or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal in the presence of an auxiliary exothermic reaction. Thus where magnesium is used as reducing agent for uranium tetrafluoride the auxiliary exothermic reaction may be between magnesium and an oxidant such as potassium chlorate, potassium persulphate or iodine. The uranium tetrahalide preferably has a range of particle sizes such that over 75 per cent passes a B.S. sieve of 60 meshes per inch, over 60 per cent passes a sieve of 80 meshes per inch, over 50 per cent passes a sieve of 100 meshes per inch and over 40 per cent passes a sieve of 200 meshes per inch. The reducing metal has a range of particle sizes such that 90 per cent passes a sieve of 10 meshes per inch and 15 per cent passes a sieve of 20 meshes per inch. The mixture may be packed in a calcium oxide lined crucible and ignited by electrically heating a uranium ignition wire extending into the mixture. Specification 796,589 is referred to.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US810033XA | 1944-02-23 | 1944-02-23 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB810033A true GB810033A (en) | 1959-03-11 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB4020/45A Expired GB810033A (en) | 1944-02-23 | 1945-02-16 | Production of uranium |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| GB (1) | GB810033A (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0521608A1 (en) * | 1991-05-31 | 1993-01-07 | British Nuclear Fuels PLC | A method of producing uranium metal |
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1945
- 1945-02-16 GB GB4020/45A patent/GB810033A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0521608A1 (en) * | 1991-05-31 | 1993-01-07 | British Nuclear Fuels PLC | A method of producing uranium metal |
| US5322545A (en) * | 1991-05-31 | 1994-06-21 | British Nuclear Fuels, Plc | Method of producing uranium metal |
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