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Standards for deuterium analysis requirements of heavy water plants (Preprint No. CA-1)

Abstract

Accurate analysis of deuterium, covering the entire range, is of great importance in production of heavy water. Most of the methods for determination of deuterium in gas or liquid samples require appropriate standards. Since density of pure protium oxide and pure deuterium oxide has been determined very accurately by a large number of workers and density of mixtures of H{sub 2}O and D{sub 2}O follows a linear relation, it is possible to use accurate density determination for measurement of deuterium content. Float method for density measurements was improved further and used for the preparation of primary heavy water standards in high and low deuterium ranges. Heavy water plant laboratories require gas standards (ammonia synthesis gas matrix), in addition to low deuterium water standards, for calibration of mass spectrometers. SLAP (Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation, D/D+H = 89.02+-0.05ppm) and SMOW (Standard Mean Ocean Water, D/D+H =155.76+-0.05ppm) available from IAEA, Vienna, along with water practically free from deuterium, were used as standards to prepare secondary liquid standards. These secondary standards were subsequently reduced and mixed with pure nitrogen to obtain D/D+H standards in syngas matrix. (author). 8 refs., 2 figs.
Authors:
Rathi, B N; Gopalakrishnan, V T; Alphonse, K P; Pawar, P L; Sadhukhan, H K [1] 
  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Heavy Water Div.
Publication Date:
Apr 01, 1989
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-8903264-
Reference Number:
AIX-22-062657; EDB-91-109428
Resource Relation:
Conference: National symposium on heavy water technology, Bombay (India), 3-5 Apr 1989; Related Information: National symposium on heavy water technology (held at Bombay during 3-5 April 1989): Preprints volume
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; DEUTERIUM; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY WATER; CALIBRATION STANDARDS; AMMONIA; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; DENSITY; HEAVY WATER PLANTS; HYDROGEN; SPECIFICATIONS; STABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; LIGHT NUCLEI; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN HYDRIDES; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REACTION KINETICS; SPECTROSCOPY; STABLE ISOTOPES; STANDARDS; WATER; 400102* - Chemical & Spectral Procedures
OSTI ID:
5685315
Research Organizations:
Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay (India). Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Country of Origin:
India
Language:
English
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: (5 p)
Announcement Date:
May 13, 2001

Citation Formats

Rathi, B N, Gopalakrishnan, V T, Alphonse, K P, Pawar, P L, and Sadhukhan, H K. Standards for deuterium analysis requirements of heavy water plants (Preprint No. CA-1). India: N. p., 1989. Web.
Rathi, B N, Gopalakrishnan, V T, Alphonse, K P, Pawar, P L, & Sadhukhan, H K. Standards for deuterium analysis requirements of heavy water plants (Preprint No. CA-1). India.
Rathi, B N, Gopalakrishnan, V T, Alphonse, K P, Pawar, P L, and Sadhukhan, H K. 1989. "Standards for deuterium analysis requirements of heavy water plants (Preprint No. CA-1)." India.
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title = {Standards for deuterium analysis requirements of heavy water plants (Preprint No. CA-1)}
author = {Rathi, B N, Gopalakrishnan, V T, Alphonse, K P, Pawar, P L, and Sadhukhan, H K}
abstractNote = {Accurate analysis of deuterium, covering the entire range, is of great importance in production of heavy water. Most of the methods for determination of deuterium in gas or liquid samples require appropriate standards. Since density of pure protium oxide and pure deuterium oxide has been determined very accurately by a large number of workers and density of mixtures of H{sub 2}O and D{sub 2}O follows a linear relation, it is possible to use accurate density determination for measurement of deuterium content. Float method for density measurements was improved further and used for the preparation of primary heavy water standards in high and low deuterium ranges. Heavy water plant laboratories require gas standards (ammonia synthesis gas matrix), in addition to low deuterium water standards, for calibration of mass spectrometers. SLAP (Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation, D/D+H = 89.02+-0.05ppm) and SMOW (Standard Mean Ocean Water, D/D+H =155.76+-0.05ppm) available from IAEA, Vienna, along with water practically free from deuterium, were used as standards to prepare secondary liquid standards. These secondary standards were subsequently reduced and mixed with pure nitrogen to obtain D/D+H standards in syngas matrix. (author). 8 refs., 2 figs.}
place = {India}
year = {1989}
month = {Apr}
}