화학공학소재연구정보센터
Applied Chemistry, Vol.3, No.1, 440-443, April, 1999
LiF-BeF2 용융염상에서 금속과 금속 산화물의 불화 용해 반응
Fluorination and Dissolution of metal and metal oxides in a LiF-BeF2 Molten Salt
A conversion techology of long-lived radioactive nuclides is to separate the elements involved in spent fuel and convert them into physical and chemical type suited to fuel for transmutation. This study has been i9nvestigated the experiments for fluorination-dissolution of Zr, UO2, and CeO2. These compounds are components involved in spent fuel and especially, Zr is the cladding material of fuel. The fraction of fluorination-dissolution was increased linearly with time. Zr and UO2 were converted respectively 24.2,5.2% after 3hours. CeO2 was converted into fluoride only 0.19%. This is considered to be due to the solubility of H2 in the LiF-BeF2 molten salt. Because hydrogen is used to reduce CeO2 to CeF3 but the solubility of H2 is very low in the molten salt.