Ames process

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:developed_during gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Ames_Laboratory
gptkb:Harold_C._Urey
gptkb:Frank_Spedding
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ames process
gptkbp:introducedIn 1942
gptkbp:involves reduction of uranium tetrafluoride with calcium
gptkbp:produces pure uranium metal
gptkbp:replacedBy earlier, less efficient uranium production methods
gptkbp:significance enabled large-scale uranium production for atomic bombs
gptkbp:usedFor purification of uranium metal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harley_Wilhelm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7