Domestic and International Present Status and Utilization of Hafnium Resource

The paper analyzes promising industrial processes for obtaining electrolytic hafnium powder. It is shown that extraction and iodide refining are the main processes used to purify hafnium from impurities, achieving both reactor-grade and high purity. The conducted studies have demonstrated the possibility of creating an alternative, more economical, and environmentally safe technology for hafnium recovery, compared to the current magnesium-thermal method. Production of reactor hafnium by electrolysis from molten electrolyte K2HfF6–KCl–KF is possible due to obtaining hafnium oxynitrate salt of nuclear purity and the creation of a hermetic electrolyzer. It is shown that the process of electrolysis leads to the accumulation of potassium fluoride in the electrolyte and requires its periodic draining with deterioration of technological indicators associated with increased recycling of the electrolyte. It was found that along with hafnium, metallic potassium is released on the cathode, which additionally worsens the technical and economic indicators of production. Sealing the electrolyzer makes it possible to create an overpressure of anode gas and determine its quantitative and chemical composition. Processing hafnium cathode sludge with potassium carbonate solution preserves the potassium cycle in the system and eliminates the effluents generated by ammonium carbonate.

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Domestic and International Present Status and Utilization of Hafnium Resource

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