Process for preparing a chemical compound enriched in isotope content. [nitrogen 15-enriched nitric acid]
Abstract
A process to prepare a chemical enriched in isotope content includes: a chemical exchange reaction between a first and second compound which yields an isotopically enriched first compound and an isotopically depleted second compound; the removal of a portion of the first compound as product and the removal of a portion of the second compound as spent material; 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; 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. A particular embodiment of the process in the production of nitrogen-15-enriched nitric acid.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5741103
- Application Number:
- ON: DE82004526
- Assignee:
- TIC; NTS-82-003994; ERA-07-030320; EDB-82-072322
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00053
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; NITRIC ACID; LABELLING; NITROGEN 15; ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUEL CELLS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; STABLE ISOTOPES; 400203* - Isotope Exchange & Isotope Separation- (-1987); 400702 - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Properties of Radioactive Materials
Citation Formats
Michaels, E D. Process for preparing a chemical compound enriched in isotope content. [nitrogen 15-enriched nitric acid]. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Michaels, E D. Process for preparing a chemical compound enriched in isotope content. [nitrogen 15-enriched nitric acid]. United States.
Michaels, E D. Wed .
"Process for preparing a chemical compound enriched in isotope content. [nitrogen 15-enriched nitric acid]". United States.
@article{osti_5741103,
title = {Process for preparing a chemical compound enriched in isotope content. [nitrogen 15-enriched nitric acid]},
author = {Michaels, E D},
abstractNote = {A process to prepare a chemical enriched in isotope content includes: a chemical exchange reaction between a first and second compound which yields an isotopically enriched first compound and an isotopically depleted second compound; the removal of a portion of the first compound as product and the removal of a portion of the second compound as spent material; 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; 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. A particular embodiment of the process in the production of nitrogen-15-enriched nitric acid.},
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