Process for recovering tritium from molten lithium metal

Details Process for recovering tritium from molten lithium metal Process for recovering tritium from molten lithium metal

1974-05-28

1976-05-18

Edmundson, F. C.

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy

Processes and products

423648, C25B 102, C01B 102

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039575977

ABSTRACT:
Lithium tritide (LiT) is extracted from molten lithium metal that has been exposed to neutron irradiation for breeding tritium within a thermonuclear or fission reactor. The extraction is performed by intimately contacting the molten lithium metal with a molten lithium salt, for instance, lithium chloride - potassium chloride eutectic to distribute LiT between the salt and metal phases. The extracted tritium is recovered in gaseous form from the molten salt phase by a subsequent electrolytic or oxidation step.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3098020 (1963-07-01), Divian et al.

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