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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andre Henri Rahier, Wonck, BE;
Veerle Harriet Van Alsenoy, Wilryk, BE;
Assignee:
Centre d'Etude de l'Energie Nucleaire, CEN, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01D / ; C01D / ; G21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423179 ; 423421 ; 423641 ; 423D / ; 588 11 ; 588 19 ;
Abstract
Method for the oxidation of at least one alkali metal, according to which this alkali metal is subjected in molten condition to an oxidation by a reaction with oxygen, characterized in that the molten alkali metal is dispersed in a fluidized bed (6) and is subjected to an oxidation by a reaction with oxygen in this bed (6), whereby the oxides formed in this manner are subjected to a carbonation by a reaction with carbonic gas supplied to the aforementioned bed (6).