Removal of deuterium from flowing nitrogen by SAES St 198
Testing was conducted to investigate the ability of a metal getter, SAES St 198, to remove D{sub 2} from flowing nitrogen. This getter is being considered for applications involving removal of tritium at low concentrations from glovebox atmospheres and inert or nitrogen process streams. This document reports results from tests involving flow of 107 ppM D{sub 2} in nitrogen through a packed bed of St 198 getter granules (1.02 mm average dia) at a gas flow rate of 400 std. cm{sup 3}{center_dot}min{sup {minus}1}. The first of two tests (Run 1) was conducted at a temperature of 350{degrees}C, and the getter reactor contained 9.7 grams of getter. The second test (Run 2) was at 250{degrees}C, and the reactor contained 5.1 grams of getter. The tests involved continuous flow of the D{sub 2}/N{sub 2} mixture into the getter bed for several days, during which the inlet and outlet streams were analyzed for D{sub 2} by mass spectrometry at 12 h intervals. For both runs, testing continued until nearly complete breakthrough of deuterium was observed. During Run 1 no D{sub 2} was detected in the getter bed exit stream for 122 h, and during Run 2, no D{sub 2} was detected in the exit gas for 84 h. The lower detection limit of the mass spectrometer was 0.5 ppM, so the decontamination factor (DF) for both runs was at least 200. Successful D{sub 2} removal from nitrogen in the tests indicates that further investigation of the stripping ability of St 198 with tritium should be pursued.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 10151743
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-TR-92-603; ON: DE93012795; TRN: TRN: 93:001090
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 31 Dec 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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