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François NICOLAS : Research engineer at Compagnie générale des matières nucléaires (COGEMA)
INTRODUCTION
Fluorine is produced by electrolysis of the hydrofluoric acid contained in the anhydrous molten salt KF, 2 HF at a temperature close to 100 ˚C.
Its main use is in the nuclear industry for the synthesis of uranium hexafluoride, a form in which uranium is enriched in its fissile isotope (U 235 ) by gaseous diffusion or ultracentrifugation.
Fluorine is also used in the synthesis of inorganic compounds such as SF 6 (dielectric), WF 6 , ClF 3 , IF 5 .
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