Show PURIFYING URANIUM COMPOUNDS two patents to charles L parsons chief 0 of the bureau of lA mines lines department of the interior and dedicated for the use of the people have been granted for a process for the purifying of uranium compounds and for a process for preparing oxides of uranium the process for the preparing ot of uranium oxide is of especial importance at this time owing to the fact that it is now definitely known that the germans are using uranium steel in some of their large cannon and this process will enable pure black oxide of uranium to be obtained for the use of producing ferro uranium experiments in the production of uranium steel itself are now under way iway by tile the use of the processes above mentioned the production of pure oxide of uranium is very much facilitated and cheapened also the product is obtained in a much purer form than has ever been acquired heretofore uranium oxide so obtained is also valuable for coloring glass giving to glass the golden yellow color seen in some of the newer forms of automobile headlights in connection with the uranium work of the bureau considerable quantities of uranium were ivere produced and the methods here referred to permit this to be converted into useful forms for commerce |