熔盐体系中UF4的氟化挥发工艺技术

    Fluorination Process of UF4 in Molten Salt

    • 摘要: 高温氟化挥发技术是分离回收乏燃料中铀的干法分离技术之一。在KF-ZrF4(摩尔分数为42%-58%,FKZr)熔盐体系中进行铀氟化挥发实验,并将傅里叶红外光谱技术用于氟化过程的在线监测,通过低温多级冷凝方式收集挥发产物UF6。氟化反应后熔盐中的铀质量分数降至2.5×10-3%以下,UF4的转化率高于99.9%,产物冷凝回收率达到90%以上。结果表明:红外光谱在线监测技术可用于熔盐体系铀氟化反应过程的监测,氟化挥发过程对模拟裂片元素,尤其是碱金属和稀土元素去污效果较好,去污因子为103~105。

       

      Abstract: Fluoride volatility method is regarded as a promising advanced pyrochemical reprocessing technology, which can be used for separation and recovery of uranium from spent fuel. The fluorination of UF4 by F2 to produce UF6 in KF-ZrF4(x=42%-58%, FKZr) has been investigated. In this study, the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) was used for in-situ monitoring of fluorination process. The product of fluorination, UF6, was collected by the multi-stage condensation. After the fluorination, the uranium mass fraction in the molten salt is below 2.5×10-3%, the UF4 conversion rate is higher than 99.9% and the product recovery is above 90%. The results show that the fluorination process, and the in-situ monitoring of process by FTIR are feasible. In addition, the study also show that the fluorination has high decontamination efficiency for UF6 product, and the decontamination factors for alkali metals and rare earth elements are 103 to 105.

       

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