Experimental investigation for hydrogen and deuterium separation by thermal cycling absorption process

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Fusion Technology

OSTI ID:196698

Guangda, L; Guoqiang, J; Cansheng, S ^[1]

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1. Southwest Inst. of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, Chengdu (China)

The Thermal Cycling Absorption Process (TCAP) is a semicontinuous gas chromatographic process for hydrogen isotope separation by which the experiment for hydrogen-deuterium separation has been carried out. The main operating parameters for optimum separation were obtained. On manual operation conditions the concentrations of product and raffinate gas were better than 99.5% simultaneously at a feed rate of 12.0% for a 1:1 hydrogen-deuterium mixture. Besides, TCAP is a good process for trace heavier isotope enriching from hydrogen. The concentration of deuterium can be reduced from 0.5% to less than 50ppm in hydrogen in ten cycles. 5 refs., 4 figs.

• OSTI ID: 196698
• Report Number(s): CONF-950506-; ISSN 0748-1896; TRN: 96:001398-037
• Journal Information: Fusion Technology, Vol. 28, Issue 3 pt 1; Conference: 5. topical meeting on tritium technology in fission, fusion and isotopic applications, Ispra (Italy), 28 May - 3 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION
07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
THERMAL CYCLING
DEUTERIUM
ABUNDANCE
PALLADIUM
USES
POTASSIUM
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
HYDROGEN
ABSORPTION