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US 11,040,886 B2Granted
Processes for making salt systems including beryllium fluoride
AssigneeMaterion Corporation
InventorsEdgar E. Vidal, Christopher K. Dorn
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Abstract
Processes for producing beryllium fluoride salt systems containing beryllium fluoride, such as lithium beryllium fluoride salts, are disclosed herein. The processes include mixing ammonium beryllium fluoride with a lithium compound, melting the mixture to form a molten phase, purging the molten phase, and cooling the molten phase. This reduces the number of manufacturing steps needed to obtain the beryllium fluoride containing salt.
Claims13
A process for producing a lithium beryllium fluoride salt, comprising:
- mixing ammonium beryllium fluoride with a lithium compound comprising a lithium hydroxide or a lithium carbonate or combinations thereof to form a reaction mixture;
- melting the reaction mixture to produce a molten phase, wherein one or more reactions of ammonium beryllium fluoride salt and at least one of a lithium hydroxide and a lithium carbonate to form a lithium beryllium fluoride salt, ammonia, water, and at least one of ammonium fluoride, ammonium carbonate, and carbon dioxide occur, wherein the melting occurs at a temperature of from about 100° C. to about 1000° C.;
- purging the molten phase;
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- cooling the molten phase to obtain the lithium beryllium fluoride salt.
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