Thorium Fluoride Powder, ThF4, CAS 13709-59-6

Thorium Fluoride (ThF4) Powder is chemically stable, insoluble in most acids, but soluble in a hot ammonium carbonate solution. Despite its slight radioactivity, it is used as an anti-radiation material in optical coatings and serves as a raw material for the production of metallic thorium through thermal reduction. It is also utilized in the preparation of thorium metal powder through the chloride-fluoride molten salt electrolysis process. When melted with fluoride compounds of alkali metals, beryllium, or zirconium, it can serve as a breeding material in molten salt reactors.

• Formula: ThF4
• Density: 6.32g/cm³
• Melting point: 1110℃
• Molecular weight: 308.3g/mol
• CAS: 13709-59-6

Thorium Fluoride (ThF4) Powder Properties

• Slight radioactivity
• Excellent optical transparency
• Insoluble in water
• Almost insoluble in sulfuric acid, hydrofluoric acid, nitric acid, and perchloric acid

Thorium Fluoride (ThF4) Powder Applications

• Used as a radiation-resistant material in multilayer optical coatings.
• Manufacturing carbon arc lamps.
• Used as a raw material for the production of thorium metal by thermal reduction using calcium metal as the reducing agent.
• Used in the electrolysis of chloro-fluoride molten salts to prepare powdered thorium metal.
• Used as a breeder material for molten salt reactors when mixed with alkali metal, beryllium, or zirconium fluorides.

Thorium Fluoride (ThF4) Powder Storage and Packing

Thorium Fluoride (ThF4) Powder should be kept sealed and stored in a dry and cool place. The vacuum packing is 1kg/bag, 25kg/drum, or per specific requirements.