A Fluid-bed Process for the Direct Conversion of Uranium Hexfloride to Uranium Dioxide

A Fluid-bed Process for the Direct Conversion of Uranium Hexfloride to Uranium Dioxide
Author: I. E. Knudsen
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Total Pages: 48
Release: 1963
Genre: Chemical reactions
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A new, dry process for the production of uranium dioxide powder from uranium hexafluoride by fluidization and particle-coating techniques was developed. The process involves direct conversion of uranium hexafluoride to a solid, UO2F2, by hydrolysis with steam and the reduction of the UO2F2 to the dioxide by reaction with was carried out in 3-in.-diameter Monel reactors.

A Fluid-bed Process for the Direct Conversion of Uranium Hexfloride to Uranium Dioxide

A Fluid-bed Process for the Direct Conversion of Uranium Hexfloride to Uranium Dioxide
Author: I. E. Knudsen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1963
Genre: Chemical reactions
ISBN:

A new, dry process for the production of uranium dioxide powder from uranium hexafluoride by fluidization and particle-coating techniques was developed. The process involves direct conversion of uranium hexafluoride to a solid, UO2F2, by hydrolysis with steam and the reduction of the UO2F2 to the dioxide by reaction with was carried out in 3-in.-diameter Monel reactors.

Preliminary Report on Conversion of Uranium Hexafluoride to Uranium Dioxide in a One-step Fluid-bed Process

Preliminary Report on Conversion of Uranium Hexafluoride to Uranium Dioxide in a One-step Fluid-bed Process
Author: I. E. Knudsen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1959
Genre: Fluidization
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A one-step, continuous, fluid-bed process for the conversion of uranium hexafluoride to uranium dioxide was successfully carried out in preliminary experiments in a 1 1/2-inch-diameter Monel reactor. Hydrogen and steam were used for simultaneous reduction and pyrohydrolysis reactions carried out at 600 deg C, resulting in the formation of a dense coating of dioxide on the starting bed of uranium dioxide. The effects of uranium hexafluoride feed rate and reactant excesses on conversion were investigated. Results of fluid-bed steam pyrohydrolysis runs on uranium tetrafluoride are also presented.