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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Johan P Nieuwenhuis, Pretoria, ZA;
Assignee:
Atomic Energy Corporation of South Africa Limited, Pelindaba, ZA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G / ; C01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423258 ;
Abstract
A process for producing uranium hexafluoride comprises bringing fluorine gas into contact with reactive particles comprising uranium metal, as well as with non-reactive particles which are substantially inert and which are in contact with the reactive particles. The reactive particles are kept distinct from the non-reactive particles. The fluorine gas is allowed to react with the uranium metal at elevated temperature, thereby to produce gaseous uranium hexafluoride. The uranium hexafluoride is separated from any residual fluorine.