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Title: Automated product recovery in a HG-196 photochemical isotope separation process

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Belmont, MA
  2. Reading, MA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868397
Patent Number(s):
5131991
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
automated; product; recovery; hg-196; photochemical; isotope; separation; process; method; removing; deposited; reactor; enrichment; 196; hg; developed; shown; effective; rapid; re-cycling; unlike; previous; methods; relatively; temperatures; gas; vapor; phase; removal; importantly; understood; quantitative; manner; scaling; design; larger; capacity; systems; easily; carried; chemical reactor; photochemical reactor; separation process; isotope separation; recovery process; vapor phase; phase process; product recovery; previous methods; hg-196 photochemical; photochemical isotope; /204/423/

Citation Formats

Grossman, Mark W, and Speer, Richard. Automated product recovery in a HG-196 photochemical isotope separation process. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Grossman, Mark W, & Speer, Richard. Automated product recovery in a HG-196 photochemical isotope separation process. United States.
Grossman, Mark W, and Speer, Richard. Wed . "Automated product recovery in a HG-196 photochemical isotope separation process". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868397.
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Works referenced in this record:

Photochemical isotope separation of mercury-196 by reaction with hydrogen halides
journal, May 1981


The Nature of Calomel Vapor 1
journal, July 1937