Synthesis of plutonium trifluoride by hydro-fluorination and novel thermodynamic data for the PuF3-LiF system
PuF3 was synthetized by hydro-fluorination of PuO2 and subsequent reduction of the product by hydrogenation. The obtained PuF3 was analysed by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and found phase-pure. High purity was also confirmed by the melting point analysis using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). PuF3 was then used for thermodynamic assessment of the PuF3-LiF system. Phase equilibrium points and enthalpy of fusion of the eutectic composition were measured by DSC. XRD analyses of selected samples after DSC measurement confirm that after solidification from the liquid, the system returns to a mixture of LiF and PuF3.
TOSOLIN Alberto;
SOUCEK Pavel;
BENES Ondrej;
VIGIER Jean-Francois;
LUZZI Lelio;
KONINGS Rudy;
2018-05-28
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
JRC107720
0022-3115,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC107720,
10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.02.037,
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