Automated product recovery in a Hg-196 photochemical isotope separation process

Patent · Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7274482

Grossman, M W; Speer, R

A method of removing deposited product from a photochemical reactor used in the enrichment of [sup 196]Hg has been developed and shown to be effective for rapid re-cycling of the reactor system. Unlike previous methods relatively low temperatures are used in a gas and vapor phase process of removal. Importantly, the recovery process is understood in a quantitative manner so that scaling design to larger capacity systems can be easily carried out. 2 figs.

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: GTE Products Corp., Danvers, MA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5131991; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-708797
• OSTI ID: 7274482
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 30 May 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
MERCURY 196
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
AUTOMATION
CHEMICAL REACTORS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
EQUIPMENT
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MANAGEMENT
MERCURY ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STABLE ISOTOPES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
400703* - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Radioisotope Production