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Title: Chromatographic hydrogen isotope separation

Abstract

Intermetallic compounds with the CaCu.sub.5 type of crystal structure, particularly LaNiCo.sub.4 and CaNi.sub.5, exhibit high separation factors and fast equilibrium times and therefore are useful for packing a chromatographic hydrogen isotope separation colum. The addition of an inert metal to dilute the hydride improves performance of the column. A large scale mutli-stage chromatographic separation process run as a secondary process off a hydrogen feedstream from an industrial plant which uses large volumes of hydrogen can produce large quantities of heavy water at an effective cost for use in heavy water reactors.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Livermore, CA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863918
Patent Number(s):
US 4276060
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
chromatographic; hydrogen; isotope; separation; intermetallic; compounds; cacu; type; crystal; structure; particularly; lanico; cani; exhibit; factors; fast; equilibrium; times; useful; packing; colum; addition; inert; metal; dilute; hydride; improves; performance; column; scale; mutli-stage; process; run; secondary; feedstream; industrial; plant; volumes; produce; quantities; heavy; water; effective; cost; reactors; heavy water; hydrogen isotope; water reactor; separation process; isotope separation; intermetallic compound; crystal structure; chromatographic separation; separation factor; water reactors; intermetallic compounds; inert metal; hydrogen feed; improves performance; industrial plant; metallic compound; separation colum; /95/96/376/

Citation Formats

Aldridge, Frederick T. Chromatographic hydrogen isotope separation. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Aldridge, Frederick T. Chromatographic hydrogen isotope separation. United States.
Aldridge, Frederick T. 1981. "Chromatographic hydrogen isotope separation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863918.
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abstractNote = {Intermetallic compounds with the CaCu.sub.5 type of crystal structure, particularly LaNiCo.sub.4 and CaNi.sub.5, exhibit high separation factors and fast equilibrium times and therefore are useful for packing a chromatographic hydrogen isotope separation colum. The addition of an inert metal to dilute the hydride improves performance of the column. A large scale mutli-stage chromatographic separation process run as a secondary process off a hydrogen feedstream from an industrial plant which uses large volumes of hydrogen can produce large quantities of heavy water at an effective cost for use in heavy water reactors.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
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