Laser-assisted isotope separation of tritium
Abstract
Methods for laser-assisted isotope separation of tritium, using infrared multiple photon dissociation of tritium-bearing products in the gas phase. One such process involves the steps of (1) catalytic exchange of a deuterium-bearing molecule XYD with tritiated water DTO from sources such as a heavy water fission reactor, to produce the tritium-bearing working molecules XYT and (2) photoselective dissociation of XYT to form a tritium-rich product. By an analogous procedure, tritium is separated from tritium-bearing materials that contain predominately hydrogen such as a light water coolant from fission or fusion reactors.
- Inventors:
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- Castro Valley, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864751
- Patent Number(s):
- 4411755
- Assignee:
- Herman, Irving P. (Castro Valley, CA);Marling, Jack B. (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser-assisted; isotope; separation; tritium; methods; infrared; multiple; photon; dissociation; tritium-bearing; products; gas; phase; process; involves; steps; catalytic; exchange; deuterium-bearing; molecule; xyd; tritiated; water; dto; sources; heavy; fission; reactor; produce; molecules; xyt; photoselective; form; tritium-rich; product; analogous; procedure; separated; materials; contain; predominately; hydrogen; light; coolant; fusion; reactors; multiple photon; fusion reactors; heavy water; fission reactor; process involves; gas phase; isotope separation; fusion reactor; tritiated water; light water; water coolant; laser-assisted isotope; /204/376/976/
Citation Formats
Herman, Irving P, and Marling, Jack B. Laser-assisted isotope separation of tritium. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Herman, Irving P, & Marling, Jack B. Laser-assisted isotope separation of tritium. United States.
Herman, Irving P, and Marling, Jack B. Sat .
"Laser-assisted isotope separation of tritium". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864751.
@article{osti_864751,
title = {Laser-assisted isotope separation of tritium},
author = {Herman, Irving P and Marling, Jack B},
abstractNote = {Methods for laser-assisted isotope separation of tritium, using infrared multiple photon dissociation of tritium-bearing products in the gas phase. One such process involves the steps of (1) catalytic exchange of a deuterium-bearing molecule XYD with tritiated water DTO from sources such as a heavy water fission reactor, to produce the tritium-bearing working molecules XYT and (2) photoselective dissociation of XYT to form a tritium-rich product. By an analogous procedure, tritium is separated from tritium-bearing materials that contain predominately hydrogen such as a light water coolant from fission or fusion reactors.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}
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