Process for the exchange of hydrogen isotopes between streams of gaseous hydrogen and liquid water
A process for the exchange of hydrogen isotopes between streams of gaseous hydrogen and liquid water is described, wherein the streams at a temperature in the range 273 to 573/sup 0/K are brought into contact with one another and a catalytically active mass comprising an inherently hydrophobic, porous, polytetrafluoroethylene matrix and partially platinized carbon particles dispersed throughout the whole of the porous polytetrafluoroethylene matrix in the weight ratio of 1:1 to 3:1 of polytetrafluoroethylene to partially platinized high surface area carbon particles. The inherently hydrophobic, porous polytetrafluoroethylene matrix allows the catalytically active metal to catalyze the hydrogen isotope exchange reaction between hydrogen gas and water vapor in the presence of liquid water while retarding loss of activity of the catalytically active metal by contact of the metal catalyst with liquid water. This catalyzed chemical isotope exchange proceeds simultaneously with isotope exchange from water vapor to liquid water by a non-catalyzed, physical evaporation, and condensation exchange reaction.
- Assignee:
- Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4143123
- OSTI ID:
- 6129071
- Resource Relation:
- Patent Priority Date: Priority date 25 Jun 1976, Canada
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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