Technology

High-purity halide salt technology

SaltGen has developed purification, characterization, and analytical capabilities for high-purity halide salts used in demanding high-temperature environments.

The foundation

Controlling the chemical baseline.

The performance of a halide salt is strongly influenced by trace impurities and chemical condition.

SaltGen has developed purification approaches designed to reduce critical impurities, including oxides, and produce more consistently characterized salt compositions.

This supports teams exploring how salt chemistry influences corrosion, materials degradation, electrochemical behavior, heat transfer, chemical reactions, and system performance.

LiF + BeF₂

FLiBe

A key halide salt for high-temperature applications.

SaltGen FLiBe salt brick, shown in a rounded rectangular crop.
FLiBe · LiF + BeF₂

FLiBe—a fluoride salt mixture of lithium fluoride and beryllium fluoride—is one of the materials within SaltGen’s technology focus. Its combination of high-temperature stability, heat-transfer characteristics, and high tritium breeding ratio makes it relevant to advanced energy technologies. SaltGen has developed capabilities to produce and characterize high-purity FLiBe for:

  • Fusion breeding blankets
  • Advanced fission systems
  • High-temperature heat transfer
  • Thermal energy systems
  • Electrochemical research
  • Materials qualification
LiF + NaF + KF

FLiNaK

A versatile fluoride salt for high-temperature systems.

FLiNaK is a ternary fluoride salt mixture of lithium fluoride, sodium fluoride, and potassium fluoride. Its thermal stability, heat-transfer characteristics, and electrochemical properties make it relevant to energy and industrial applications. SaltGen is developing capabilities to produce and characterize high-purity FLiNaK for:

  • High-temperature heat transfer
  • Thermal energy storage
  • Electrochemical processes
  • Materials compatibility and corrosion testing
  • High-temperature process development
  • Molten-salt chemistry research
Beyond the material

Purification, characterization & testing.

Materials, analytical tools, and defined salt environments to support research, development, and qualification.

01

Process development

High-purity halide salts for developing and optimizing high-temperature chemical and electrochemical processes.

  • Reaction media
  • Electrochemical processing
  • Fluoride chemistry
  • High-temperature refining
02

Sensor & instrument validation

Defined molten-salt environments for developing and validating sensors, probes, reference electrodes, and analytical technologies.

  • High-temperature testing
  • Controlled chemical conditions
  • Reference electrodes
  • Analytical technologies
03

Materials qualification

Evaluation of alloys, ceramics, coatings, and other materials in high-temperature halide salt environments.

  • Corrosion and degradation
  • Materials compatibility
  • Coating performance
  • Component qualification
  • Long-duration testing
04

Analytical & chemistry services

Analytical capabilities to measure impurities and characterize halide salt chemistry.

  • Material qualification
  • Process development
  • Troubleshooting
  • Ongoing chemistry control
Our technical foundation

Purity. Chemistry. Data.

SaltGen brings together salt production, purification, and analytical chemistry to help technical teams develop better data for high-temperature systems.

01

Purify

Reduce critical impurities.

02

Characterize

Understand salt composition.

03

Test

Evaluate real conditions.

04

Develop

Inform system development.