A novel method for the preparation of uranium metal,oxide and carbide via electrolytic amalgamation |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793 022, India;2. Department of Biotechnology and Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India;1. Energy Institute Bengaluru, Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India;2. Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems Laboratory (STESL), Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha 769008, India |
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A solid uranium amalgam was prepared electrolytically using a two-compartment cell separated with an ion exchange membrane for the purpose of regulating pH value within a narrowly restricted region of 2 to 3. The mercury cathode was kept at −1.8 vs SCE during electrolysis. The thereby obtained amalgam containing as high as 1.9 gm U/ml Hg is easily converted into uranium metal by heating in vacuo above 1300°C. Uranium dioxide and uranium monocarbide could be easily obtained at relatively low temperature by reacting the amalgam with water vapor and methane. |
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