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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2016
Applicant:

Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Erik David Spoerke, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Jon Ihlefeld, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Karen Waldrip, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Jill S. Wheeler, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Harlan James Brown-Shaklee, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Leo J. Small, Albuquerque, NM (US);

David R. Wheeler, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/12 (2006.01); G21F 9/30 (2006.01); B01D 61/44 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 71/02 (2006.01); C22B 26/10 (2006.01); C22B 26/20 (2006.01); C04B 35/447 (2006.01); C04B 35/495 (2006.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01); C04B 35/632 (2006.01); C04B 35/634 (2006.01); C04B 35/638 (2006.01); C22B 15/00 (2006.01); C04B 111/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/12 (2013.01); B01D 61/44 (2013.01); C04B 35/447 (2013.01); C04B 35/495 (2013.01); C04B 35/6261 (2013.01); C04B 35/632 (2013.01); C04B 35/634 (2013.01); C04B 35/638 (2013.01); C22B 15/0026 (2013.01); C22B 26/10 (2013.01); C22B 26/20 (2013.01); G21F 9/30 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 71/024 (2013.01); B01D 2325/14 (2013.01); C04B 2111/00801 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3201 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3203 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3215 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3227 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3244 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3251 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3418 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6562 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6587 (2013.01); C04B 2235/76 (2013.01); C04B 2235/761 (2013.01); C04B 2235/764 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9669 (2013.01);
Abstract

A purification method that uses ion-selective ceramics to electrochemically filter waste products from a molten salt. The electrochemical method uses ion-conducting ceramics that are selective for the molten salt cations desired in the final purified melt, and selective against any contaminant ions. The method can be integrated into a slightly modified version of the electrochemical framework currently used in pyroprocessing of nuclear wastes.


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