Tritium gettering from air with hydrogen uranyl phosphate

Journal Article · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.573428· OSTI ID:5607913

Souers, P C; Uribe, F S; Stevens, C G; Tsugawa, R T

Hydrogen uranyl phosphate (HUP), a solid proton electrolyte, getters tritium gas and water vapor from air by dc electrical action. We have reduced the formation of residual tritiated water to less than 2% and demonstrated that HUP can clean a 5.5 m/sup 3/ working glove box. Data are presented to illustrate the parameters of the gettering and a model is derived. Two other tritium gettering electrolytes have been discovered.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5607913
• Journal Information: J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States), Journal Name: J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States) Vol. 4:3; ISSN JVTAD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
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LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEI
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIOISOTOPES
SAFETY
SORPTION
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TRITIUM
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANYL COMPOUNDS
URANYL PHOSPHATES
VACUUM SYSTEMS
WATER
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES