Title :
The beneficiation of CaF2 to produce fluorocarbons and hf by means of hightemperature plasma processes
Author :
van der Walt, I.J. ; Nel, J.T. ; Havenga, J.L. ; Swanepoel, J.
Author_Institution :
South African Nucl. Energy Corp., Pelindaba, South Africa
Abstract :
In this paper the laboratory-scale, high-temperature plasma process for the manufacturing of HF and fluorocarbon products directly from fluorspar is discussed.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; plasma materials processing; CaF2; fluorocarbons; fluorspar; high-temperature plasma processes; Africa; Hafnium; Laboratories; Manufacturing processes; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma sources; Plasma temperature; Production; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science - Abstracts, 2009. ICOPS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2617-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2009.5227765
