Uranium – The Element: Its occurrence and uses.

Iqra Zubair Awan; Abdul Qadeer Khan

Author(s)

Iqra Zubair Awan Formerly Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan;Department of Industrial Chemistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Abdul Qadeer Khan Fellow Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Ex-Chairman Dr. A.Q. Khan Research Laboratories, Kahuta, Pakistan

Abstract

Uranium metal and its compounds have been of great interest to physicists and chemists due to its use for both civil and military applications; e.g. production of electricity; use in the medical field and for making nuclear weapons. This review paper describes the occurrence; chemistry and metallurgy of the element ‘uranium’; its conversion to stable compounds such as yellow cake; uranium tetrafluoride and uranium hexafluoride and the enrichment technologies and uses for both civil and military purposes. The paper is meant for ready reference for students and teachers in connection with the recent spate of interest shown in nuclear power generation in Pakistan and abroad.

Publication Details

Page(s) 1056-1080

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan, Volume: 37, Issue: 6, Year: 2015

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