Apparatus for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor
Abstract
An apparatus for enriching the isotopic Hg content of mercury is provided. The apparatus includes a reactor, a low pressure electric discharge lamp containing a fill including mercury and an inert gas. A filter is arranged concentrically around the lamp. In a preferred embodiment, constant mercury pressure is maintained in the filter by means of a water-cooled tube that depends from it, the tube having a drop of mercury disposed in it. The reactor is arranged around the filter, whereby radiation from said lamp passes through the filter and into said reactor. The lamp, the filter and the reactor are formed of a material which is transparent to ultraviolet light.
- Inventors:
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- Belmont, MA
- Gloucester, MA
- Danvers, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866793
- Patent Number(s):
- 4789784
- Assignee:
- GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; isotopic; alteration; mercury; vapor; enriching; hg; content; provided; reactor; pressure; electric; discharge; lamp; containing; fill; including; inert; gas; filter; arranged; concentrically; preferred; embodiment; constant; maintained; means; water-cooled; tube; depends; drop; disposed; whereby; radiation; passes; formed; material; transparent; ultraviolet; light; whereby radiation; discharge lamp; ultraviolet light; preferred embodiment; inert gas; electric discharge; mercury vapor; arranged concentrically; including mercury; hg content; violet light; pressure electric; lamp containing; isotopic alteration; /250/204/359/422/
Citation Formats
Grossman, Mark W, George, William A, and Marcucci, Rudolph V. Apparatus for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor. United States: N. p., 1988.
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Grossman, Mark W, George, William A, & Marcucci, Rudolph V. Apparatus for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor. United States.
Grossman, Mark W, George, William A, and Marcucci, Rudolph V. Fri .
"Apparatus for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866793.
@article{osti_866793,
title = {Apparatus for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor},
author = {Grossman, Mark W and George, William A and Marcucci, Rudolph V},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for enriching the isotopic Hg content of mercury is provided. The apparatus includes a reactor, a low pressure electric discharge lamp containing a fill including mercury and an inert gas. A filter is arranged concentrically around the lamp. In a preferred embodiment, constant mercury pressure is maintained in the filter by means of a water-cooled tube that depends from it, the tube having a drop of mercury disposed in it. The reactor is arranged around the filter, whereby radiation from said lamp passes through the filter and into said reactor. The lamp, the filter and the reactor are formed of a material which is transparent to ultraviolet light.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
}
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