Process for preparing a chemical compound enriched in isotope content
A process to prepare a chemical enriched in isotope content which includes: (A) a chemical exchange reaction between a first and second compound which yields an isotopically enriched first compound and an isotopically depleted second compound; (B) the removal of a portion of the first compound as product and the removal of a portion of the second compound as spent material; (C) the conversion of the remainder of the first compound to the second compound for reflux at the product end of the chemical exchange reaction region; (D) the conversion of the remainder of the second compound to the first compound for reflux at the spent material end of the chemical exchange region; and the cycling of the additional chemicals produced by one conversion reaction to the other conversion reaction, for consumption therein. One of the conversion reactions is an oxidation reaction, and the energy that it yields is used to drive the other conversion reaction, a reduction. The reduction reaction is carried out in a solid polymer electrolyte electrolytic reactor. The overall process is energy efficient and yields no waste by-products.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4343685
- OSTI ID:
- 6539626
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
400203* -- Isotope Exchange & Isotope Separation-- (-1987)
CATALYSTS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHROMIUM NITRATES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER NITRATES
COUNTER CURRENT
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON NITRATES
ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS
ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE
MATERIALS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NITROUS OXIDE
NONMETALS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REDUCTION
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WATER