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A catalytic plasma exhaust purification system

Conference · · Fusion Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5850078
For the plasma exhaust clean-up of a fusion reactor a process concept based on the hydrogen isotope purification through palladium/silver alloy permeators combined with selective catalytic reaction steps is proposed, which avoids intermediate conversion of impurities into water. To recover tritium from tritiated impurities ammonia is decomposed into the elements inside the permeators; water is reduced catalytically by carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and hydrogen; and hydrocarbons are cracked into carbon and hydrogen on a nickel catalyst. Experimental results on the reactivity, consumption and regeneration of the catalysts are given. The permeation rate of hydrogen through palladium/silver alloy was found to be largely independent of the impurities CO, CO/sub 2/, H/sub 2/O and CH/sub 4/. Technological requirements in view of NET are discussed.
Research Organization:
Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe G.m.b.H. (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Radiochemie; Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)
OSTI ID:
5850078
Report Number(s):
CONF-880505-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 14:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English