ScholarLens Back to search
1959•Unpublished venueOpen access

RECOVERY OF URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE FROM FEED PLANT VENT GASES

C.C. Littlefield, D. Craig Brater, J.H. Pashley

Open full text 0 citations

Abstract

Pilot-plant studies of the use of a fluidized bed of uranium tetrafluoride to scrub small amounts of uranium hexafluoride from feed plant vent gas streams are de scribed. No operating problems were encountered, and greater than 90% recovery of the uranium hexafluoride was obtained with bed temperatures of 150 to 500 deg F. At higher temperatures, however, a loss in recovery efficiency was noted. Gases containing up to 11.5% uranium hexafluoride, 17.0% fluorine, and 10.5% hydrogen fluoride were handled without difficulty; studies were not made at higher concentrations. (auth)

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Pilot-plant studies of the use of a fluidized bed of uranium tetrafluoride to scrub small amounts of uranium hexafluoride from feed plant vent gas streams are de scribed. No operating problems were encountered, and greater than 90% recovery of the uranium hexafluoride was obtained with bed temperatures of 150 to 500 deg F. At higher temperatures, however, a loss in recovery efficiency was noted. Gases containing up to 11.5% uranium hexafluoride, 17.0% fluorine, and 10.5% hydrogen fluoride were handled without difficulty; studies were not made at higher concentrations. (auth)

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Pilot-plant studies of the use of a fluidized bed of uranium tetrafluoride to scrub small amounts of uranium hexafluoride from feed plant vent gas streams are de scribed. No operating problems were encountered, and greater than 90% recovery of the uranium hexafluoride was obtained with bed temperatures of 150 to 500 deg F. At higher temperatures, however, a loss in recovery efficiency was noted. Gases containing up to 11.5% uranium hexafluoride, 17.0% fluorine, and 10.5% hydrogen fluoride were handled without difficulty; studies were not made at higher concentrations. (auth)

Key concepts: Uranium hexafluoride, Depleted uranium, Uranium, Hydrogen fluoride, Fluorine, Sulfur hexafluoride, Radiochemistry, Chemistry

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
RECOVERY OF URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE FROM FEED PLANT VENT GASES — Research Paper | ScholarLens