Processes of chlorination of uranium oxides

Claim 1

IN THE PROCESS COMPRISING CONTACTING CARBON TETRACHLORIDE VAPOR WITH AN OXIDE OR URANIUM AT A REACTION TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE 425* TO 475*C., WHEREBY URANIUM TETRACHLORIDE AND REACTION GASES INCLUDING PHOSGENE ARE PRODUCED, CONDENSING THE UNREACTED CARBON TETRACHLORIDE VAPOR, WHEREBY CARBON TETRACHLORIDE IS SEPARATED THEREBY DISSOLVING SOME OF THE PHOSGENE FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE REACTION GASES, AND RECONVERTING THE LIQUID CARBON TETRACHLORIDE AND DISSOLVED PHOSGENE INTO VAPOR TO BE CONTACTED AGAIN WITH THE UNREACTED OXIDE OF URANIUM, WHEREBY THE UNREACTED CARBON TETRACHLORIDE AND SOME OF THE PHOSGENE ARE RECYCLED REPEATEDLY AND MAINTAINING THE TEMPERATURE WITHIN SAID RANGE UNTIL THE OXIDE IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY CONVERTED TO CRYSTALLINE URANIUM TETRACHLORIDE,THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE PRODUCT HAVING A CRYSTALLINE SIZE BETWEEN 10 AND 60 MESH; THE IMPROVEMENT CONSISTING OF DISPOSING THE OXIDE OF URANIUM CHARGE IN TRAYS WITHIN THE REACTION ZONE TO A DEPTH OF BETWEEN 0.1 AND 0.5 CENTIMETER WHEREBY THE REACTION BY RAPIDLY AND COMPLETELY EFFECTED.