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Process of .sup.196 Hg enrichment

Patent ·
OSTI ID:868759

A simple rate equation model shows that by increasing the length of the photochemical reactor and/or by increasing the photon intensity in said reactor, the feedstock utilization of .sup.196 Hg will be increased. Two preferred embodiments of the present invention are described, namely (1) long reactors using long photochemical lamps and vapor filters; and (2) quartz reactors with external UV reflecting films. These embodiments have each been constructed and operated, demonstrating the enhanced utilization process dictated by the mathematical model (also provided).

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5205913
OSTI ID:
868759
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Photochemical isotope separation of mercury-196 by reaction with hydrogen halides journal May 1981
Energy Conservation Through More Efficient Lighting journal October 1984