compound for trapping metals in the form of fluorides and/or oxyfluorides in a gaseous or a liquid phase

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PATENT NO 8858901
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14124545

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The invention relates to the use of a compound of the formula KmgF3 to trap metals in the form of fluorides and/or of oxyfluorides in a gaseous or liquid phase. It also relates to a compound of the formula KMgF3 which has a surface area at least equal to 30 m2/g and at most equal to 150 m2/g and also to its methods of preparation. The invention notably finds application in the nuclear industry, in which it can advantageously be used to purify uranium hexafluoride (UF6) present in a gaseous or liquid stream, with regard to metal impurities which are also present in this stream.

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COMURHEX SOCIETE POUR LA CONVERSION DE L'URANIUM EN METAL ET HEXAFLUORUREMANHATTAN - LA DEFENSE 6 PLACE DE L'IRIS 92400 COURBEVOIE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clarenc, Romain Beaudean, FR 1 1
Demourgues, Alain Pessac, FR 3 28
Durand, Etienne Cursan, FR 5 11
Leite, Lorraine Saint Marcel d'Ardeche, FR 13 53
Moch, Laurent Bourg Saint Andeol, FR 1 1
Morel, Bertrand Saint Paul Trois Chateaux, FR 14 158
Tressaud, Alain Pessac, FR 5 37

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