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Plutonium Fluoride
Plutonium fluoride can refer to: * Plutonium trifluoride, PuF3 * Plutonium tetrafluoride, PuF4 * Plutonium hexafluoride Plutonium hexafluoride is the highest fluoride of plutonium, and is of interest for laser enrichment of plutonium, in particular for the production of pure plutonium-239 from irradiated uranium. This pure plutonium is needed to avoid premature ..., PuF6 {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plutonium Trifluoride
Plutonium(III) fluoride or plutonium trifluoride is the chemical compound composed of plutonium and fluorine with the formula PuF3. This salt forms violet crystals. Plutonium(III) fluoride has the LaF3 structure where the coordination around the plutonium atoms is complex and usually described as tri-capped trigonal prismatic.Wells A.F. (1984) ''Structural Inorganic Chemistry'' 5th edition Oxford Science Publications . Reactions A plutonium(III) fluoride precipitation method has been investigated as an alternative to the typical plutonium peroxide method of recovering plutonium from solution, such as that from a nuclear reprocessing plant. A 1957 study by the Los Alamos National Laboratory reported a less effective recovery than the traditional method, while a more recent study sponsored by the United States Office of Scientific and Technical Information The Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) is a component of the Office of Science within the U.S. Depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plutonium Tetrafluoride
Plutonium(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula (PuF4). It is a brown solid but can appear a variety of colors depending on the grain size, purity, moisture content, lighting, and presence of contaminants. Its primary use in the United States has been as an intermediary product in the production of plutonium metal for nuclear weapons usage. Formation Plutonium(IV) fluoride is produced in the reaction between plutonium dioxide (PuO2) or plutonium(III) fluoride (PuF3) with hydrofluoric acid (HF) in a stream of oxygen (O2) at 450 to 600 °C. The main purpose of the oxygen stream is to avoid reduction of the product by hydrogen gas, small amounts of which are often found in HF.'' Gmelins Handbuch der anorganischen Chemie'', System Nr. 71, Transurane, Teil C, pp. 104–107. :PuO2 + O2 + 4 HF → PuF4 + O2 + 2 H2O :4 PuF3 + O2 + 4 HF → 4 PuF4 + 2 H2O Laser irradiation of plutonium hexafluoride Plutonium hexafluoride is the highest fluoride of plutonium, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
