JP4049324B2 - 金属リチウムによる酸化ウラニウム還元工程のリアルタイム測定方法 - Google Patents
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Description
U3O8 + 16Li → 3U + 8Li2O
高温溶融塩
酸化電極:O2- → 1/2O2 + 2e-
還元電極:Li+ + e- → Li0
前記酸化電極が、白金、金、イリジウム、パラジウム及びロジウムからなる群から選択された非活性金属、炭素、ガラス化炭素の単体、これらを含む合金もしくは混合物を含むものまたはこれらによって表面処理されたものであることを特徴とする測定方法、
本発明の測定方法の特徴は、(1)スキーム1の還元工程中、塩化リチウムに酸化リチウムが溶解される特性と、(2)解離したリチウムイオンをリチウム金属に還元させる電気分解法を測定方法に直接用いることにある。
U3O8 + 16Li → 3U + 8Li2O
高温溶融塩
但し、下記の実施例は本発明を例示するだけのものであって本発明の内容が下記の実施例に限定されるものではない。
実施例1
塩化リチウム300gと酸化ウラニウム(U3O8)31.6gをステンレス反応容器に入れてアルゴン気体雰囲気で温度を650℃に上げ塩化リチウムを溶解させた。白金線酸化電極と鉄Feでできた還元電極を反応容器に入れ定電位/定電流電源に連結した。7gの金属リチウムを反応容器に入れた後、本発明で記述した方法である2.0Vの定電位で時間による還元電流の変化を継続して測定した。
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- 高温溶融塩存在下で酸化ウラニウム(UOx、x≦3)と金属リチウムを反応させ金属ウラニウムと酸化リチウムを製造する工程における金属ウラニウムの転換度を測定する方法において、反応容器外の定電位電源または定電流電源と、反応容器内に備えられた酸化電極および還元電極とによって測定装置を構成した後、酸化ウラニウム(UO x 、x≦3)と金属リチウムとの反応により生成した酸化リチウムを電気分解し、該電気分解過程において、下記スキームによる解離した酸素イオンの酸化反応とリチウムイオンの還元反応に基づく電気化学的分析法を用い、前記リチウムイオンが金属リチウムに還元される電流変化または電位変化を測定することにより、酸化ウラニウムと金属リチウムが反応して金属ウラニウムを生成する酸化ウラニウムの還元転換度を測定することを特徴とする、前記方法。
スキーム:
酸化電極:O 2- → 1/2O 2 + 2e -
還元電極:Li + + e - → Li 0 - 酸化電極が、白金、金、イリジウム、パラジウム及びロジウムからなる群から選択された非活性金属、炭素、ガラス化炭素の単体、これらの一種または二種以上を含む合金もしくは混合物を含むものまたはこれらによって表面処理されたものであることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 還元電極が、鉄、ニッケル、コバルト、クロム、ジルコニウム、チタニウム、及びステンレス鋼からなる群から選択された金属単体、これらの一種または二種以上を含む合金もしくは混合物を含むものまたはこれらによって表面処理されたものであることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 電気化学的分析法が、クロノアンペロメトリー、クロノクーロメトリー、リニアスイープボルタンメトリー、サイクリックボルタンメトリーまたはクロノポテンションメトリーであることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 電気化学的分析法が、クロノアンペロメトリーであることを特徴とする、請求項4に記載の方法。
- クロノアンペロメトリーが、0.5〜4.0Vの定電位下で還元電流を経時的に測定する方法であることを特徴とする、請求項5に記載の方法。
- クロノアンペロメトリーが、1.0〜3.0Vの定電位下で還元電流を経時的に測定する方法であることを特徴とする、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 高温溶融塩が、LiCl、KCl、NaCl、CaCl2及びMgCl2からなる群から選択された一種であるかまたはこれらの二種以上を含む混合物であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 高温溶融塩が、300〜1,200℃において生成されたものであることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の方法。
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