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AssigneeCommissariat a l'Energie Atomique
InventorsAntoine Henri, Daniel Lefevre, Patrick Massicot
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This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a surface of a uranium and titanium alloy, and more specifically to etching the surface of said alloy for purposes of preparing said surface for nickel plating. More specifically, the process comprises chemically etching the surface of the uranium and titanium alloy with a solution comprising lithium chloride and hydrochloric acid. The process of this invention further provides for recovering the uranium dissolved in the etching solution and recycling said solution. The uranium is recovered from the etching solution by means of an ion exchange resin with the etching solution being recycled to the etching process.
A process for preparing the surface of a uranium and titanium alloy which comprises chemically etching said surface with an etching solution containing effective amounts of lithium chloride and hydrochloric acid, subsequently recovering uranium from the etching solution and recycling said solution to the etching process.
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