Published June 18, 1981 | Version v1
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Conversion of uranium hexafluoride to oxides of uranium

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Description

A process for the conversion of uranium hexafluoride to a uranium oxide is claimed. It comprises: (a) injecting uranium hexafluoride and dry steam into a first region of a vessel so as to form a plume of particles of uranyl fluoride and (b) reacting the uranyl fluoride in a second region of the vessel with a counter-current flow of steam and/or hydrogen. A major proportion of the uranyl fluoride is caused to circulate within the first region so that the original uranyl fluoride particles are able to grow and agglomerate in a dendritic manner

Availability note (English)

Copies available from the Commissioner of Patents, Canberra.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
vp.
IPC:
Int. Cl. C01G 43/01.
IPC
Int. Cl. C01G 43/01.
Patent number
AU patent document 80/65101/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
12626602
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL PREPARATION; FLUORIDES; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; PRODUCTION; STEAM; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; URANIUM OXIDES; URANYL COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELEMENTS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES

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Notes
Filed 5 Dec 1980, priority 10 Dec 1979 (7942507GB).