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PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WATER OR HYDROGEN HAVING AN INCREASED DEUTERIUM CONTENT

Journal Article · · Nuclear Eng.
OSTI ID:4235830

Hydrogen and water are passed in counter-current, at elevated pressure (100 atm) and in the presence of a catalyst through two columns, a lower and an upper column, maintained at different temperatures. The water passes first through the cold column (20 to 50 deg C) and then through the hot column (about 200 deg C) whereas the hydrogen passes first through the hot column and then through the cold column. The cold column serves as a concentration column. The catalyst is preferably a platinum or palladium sol in the water circulating through the columns. The deuterium-enriched product may be continuously withdrawn in various ways.

Research Organization:
Germany
NSA Number:
NSA-13-016026
OSTI ID:
4235830
Journal Information:
Nuclear Eng., Journal Name: Nuclear Eng. Vol. Vol: 4
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English