Applied Chemistry, Vol.1, No.2, 686-689, October, 1997
염소와 질소의 혼합가스를 이용한 이산화우라늄의 염소화반응
Chlorination of uranium dioxide using mixed gas of chlorine and nitrogen
The conversion ratio of UO2 to UCl4 was 97.9% at 2 hour and reached to 99.7% at 3 hour of reaction time. The volatilization ratio was sharply increased from 39.7% to 73.2% as reaction time goes 2 to 3 hours. Also, the conversion ratio was gently increased in the range of 400℃∼700℃ whereas over 700℃ it was relatively slight and the volatilization was sharply increased over 700℃. The optimum injection rate of the carrier gas is about 50% of that of reacting gas and 140% of equivalence point of reductant based on reaction mechanism was appropriate for the chlorination of UO2 to UCl4 in reaction system. Finally, the equivalence point of reacting gas based on reaction mechanism was proper in conversion and volatilization.