Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
RSC Advances
Publication Date
Page Numbers
34729 to 34731
Volume
10
Issue
57
Abstract
UF6 is commonly employed in enrichment technologies and is known to react rapidly with water vapor to form radioactive particulates and hydrofluoric acid vapor. The kinetics of the UF6 hydrolysis reaction have been observed directly for the first time. The rate appears to be half order and second order for UF6 and water, respectively, with a rate constant of 1.19 ± 0.22 Torr−3/2 s−1. The proposed mechanism involves formation of the [UF6·2H2O] adduct via two separate reactions.
