The invention relates to the technical field of
metal preparation, and discloses a preparation method of
metal thorium, which comprises the following steps: S1, carrying out low-temperature
distillation on
calcium particles in a high-vacuum environment; s2, stirring and mixing
thorium dioxide and distilled
calcium; s3, placing the uniformly mixed material in a vacuum or
argon environment for oxidation-reduction reaction to obtain a sintered product; s4, performing high-temperature
distillation on the sintered product in a high-vacuum environment; and S5, after
distillation is finished, naturally cooling to
room temperature, knocking out the residual
slag phase, washing and
drying to obtain the
metal thorium powder. The method has the following technical effects that the
calcium particles are subjected to low-temperature distillation, so that high-boiling-point impurities can be removed, and the purity of metal thorium is improved; the
sintering product is subjected to high-temperature distillation after the oxidation-reduction reaction, so that the problem that the
sintering product is difficult to take can be solved, the generation of washing waste liquid can be reduced, the preparation efficiency is improved, the preparation cost is reduced, and the purity and yield of the metal thorium
powder can be improved.