STUDY OF THE PREPARATION OF URANIUM (Ⅲ)BY ELECTROLYSIS AND KINETICS OF REACTION OF U~(3+) WITH H~+

In studying the factors effecting the percentage and rate of reduction of tetravalent uranium to trivalent state by controlled potential electrolysis, it is.found that the main factor is the cell constant β, which depends on the design of cell system. The bigger theβ, the higher the percentage and rate of the reduction. The kinetics of redox reaction of U3+ ions with H+ ions in hydrochloric acid determined by controlled potential electrolysis follows a second order reaction and can be represented as.