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Chromatographic hydrogen isotope separation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5325204
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 column. The addition of an inert metal to dilute the hydride improves performance of the column. A large scale multi-stage chromatographic separation process run as a secondary process off a hydrogen feedstream from an industrial plant which uses large volumes of hydrogen cn produce large quantities of heavy water at an effective cost for use in heavy water reactors.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
TIC; ERA-05-028555; EDB-80-082622
Patent Number(s):
None
OSTI ID:
5325204
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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