GB1247590A - Method and apparatus for the purification of heavy water - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for the purification of heavy waterInfo
- Publication number
- GB1247590A GB1247590A GB29547/69A GB2954769A GB1247590A GB 1247590 A GB1247590 A GB 1247590A GB 29547/69 A GB29547/69 A GB 29547/69A GB 2954769 A GB2954769 A GB 2954769A GB 1247590 A GB1247590 A GB 1247590A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- column
- tritium
- rich
- solid
- hydrogen
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-ZSJDYOACSA-N Heavy water Chemical compound [2H]O[2H] XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-ZSJDYOACSA-N 0.000 title abstract 10
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 238000000746 purification Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 7
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 7
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 abstract 7
- YZCKVEUIGOORGS-NJFSPNSNSA-N Tritium Chemical compound [3H] YZCKVEUIGOORGS-NJFSPNSNSA-N 0.000 abstract 6
- 229910052722 tritium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 6
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 230000000155 isotopic effect Effects 0.000 abstract 3
- KDLHZDBZIXYQEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N palladium Substances [Pd] KDLHZDBZIXYQEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 3
- YZCKVEUIGOORGS-OUBTZVSYSA-N Deuterium Chemical compound [2H] YZCKVEUIGOORGS-OUBTZVSYSA-N 0.000 abstract 2
- UQSXHKLRYXJYBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron oxide Chemical compound [Fe]=O UQSXHKLRYXJYBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 2
- 229910052805 deuterium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000005194 fractionation Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 229910052763 palladium Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 2
- WGLPBDUCMAPZCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Trioxochromium Chemical compound O=[Cr](=O)=O WGLPBDUCMAPZCE-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000002745 absorbent Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002250 absorbent Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910000423 chromium oxide Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 150000001975 deuterium Chemical class 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052697 platinum Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000011949 solid catalyst Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000003068 static effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000007725 thermal activation Methods 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
- C01B5/00—Water
- C01B5/02—Heavy water; Preparation by chemical reaction of hydrogen isotopes or their compounds, e.g. 4ND3 + 7O2 ---> 4NO2 + 6D2O, 2D2 + O2 ---> 2D2O
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D59/00—Separation of different isotopes of the same chemical element
- B01D59/22—Separation by extracting
- B01D59/26—Separation by extracting by sorption, i.e. absorption, adsorption, persorption
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D59/00—Separation of different isotopes of the same chemical element
- B01D59/50—Separation involving two or more processes covered by different groups selected from groups B01D59/02, B01D59/10, B01D59/20, B01D59/22, B01D59/28, B01D59/34, B01D59/36, B01D59/38, B01D59/44
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
- G21C19/28—Arrangements for introducing fluent material into the reactor core; Arrangements for removing fluent material from the reactor core
- G21C19/30—Arrangements for introducing fluent material into the reactor core; Arrangements for removing fluent material from the reactor core with continuous purification of circulating fluent material, e.g. by extraction of fission products deterioration or corrosion products, impurities, e.g. by cold traps
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Hydrogen, Water And Hydrids (AREA)
- Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
- Removal Of Specific Substances (AREA)
- Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
Abstract
1,247,590. Purification of heavy water. COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE. 11 June, 1969 [21 June, 1968], No. 29547/69. Heading C1A. [Also in Divisions B1 and G6] The hydrogen and tritium content of heavy water is reduced by diverting a continuous flow of heavy water from a reactor to an isotopic exchange reaction with deuterium, passing the contaminated deuterium to a chromatographic fractionation whereby hydrogen and tritium are separated leaving pure deuterium which is recycled to the isotopic exchange reaction. Solid catalysts such as Pt or Pd on inert supports, iron oxide or Ni deposited on chromium oxide can be used to initiate the exchange reaction or alternatively thermal activation may be used, the exchange temperature being preferably 80-400 C. in the former case and 800-1200 C. in the latter. The fractionation may be performed in a moving solid or static solid column. In the former embodiment the impure D 2 enters the column at an intermediate point tritium rich D 2 leaving the top of the column and hydrogen rich D 2 leaving the bottom of the column. The solid absorbent is heated as it leaves the bottom of the column, freeing the absorbed gases which then pass up the column, the solid being recycled to the top of the column. Alternatively (see Fig. 3) the impure D 2 enters column 17 at 23. Tritium rich D 2 leaves via 24. The hydrogen rich D 2 passes via 25 to a second column 18 from which pure D 2 leaves via 27, hydrogen rich D 2 being removed at 26. This arrangement may be reversed, i.e. hydrogen rich D 2 may be separated in a first stage. The separating solid is preferably palladium based. The hydrogen rich D 2 may, by methods known per se, be subjected to isotopic enrichment to recover part of the heavy water. The tritium rich D 2 may similarly be treated to recover the tritium.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR156146 | 1968-06-21 |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB1247590A true GB1247590A (en) | 1971-09-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB29547/69A Expired GB1247590A (en) | 1968-06-21 | 1969-06-11 | Method and apparatus for the purification of heavy water |
Country Status (12)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS495160B1 (en) |
| BE (1) | BE734923A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA919389A (en) |
| CH (1) | CH511767A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE1931414B2 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES368667A1 (en) |
| FR (1) | FR1580313A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB1247590A (en) |
| IL (1) | IL32398A (en) |
| LU (1) | LU58842A1 (en) |
| NL (1) | NL6909562A (en) |
| SE (1) | SE353618B (en) |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0130881A1 (en) * | 1983-06-29 | 1985-01-09 | McNally, Lillian A. | Method and apparatus for providing a non-radioactive coolant for a nuclear reactor |
| US4820477A (en) * | 1983-06-29 | 1989-04-11 | Mcnally Lillian | Method and apparatus for providing a non-radioactive coolant for a nuclear reactor |
| WO2019134014A1 (en) | 2018-01-02 | 2019-07-11 | Ambrosios Kambouris | Isotopic compositions ii |
| RU2801453C2 (en) * | 2018-01-02 | 2023-08-08 | БОТЭНИКЕЛ УОТЕР ТЕКНОЛОДЖИС АйПи ЛТД | Isotope compositions ii |
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1968
- 1968-06-21 FR FR156146A patent/FR1580313A/fr not_active Expired
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1969
- 1969-06-11 GB GB29547/69A patent/GB1247590A/en not_active Expired
- 1969-06-11 LU LU58842D patent/LU58842A1/xx unknown
- 1969-06-13 SE SE08507/69A patent/SE353618B/xx unknown
- 1969-06-15 IL IL32398A patent/IL32398A/en unknown
- 1969-06-16 CH CH916369A patent/CH511767A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1969-06-19 CA CA054822A patent/CA919389A/en not_active Expired
- 1969-06-20 BE BE734923D patent/BE734923A/xx unknown
- 1969-06-20 DE DE19691931414 patent/DE1931414B2/en active Pending
- 1969-06-21 JP JP44049289A patent/JPS495160B1/ja active Pending
- 1969-06-21 ES ES368667A patent/ES368667A1/en not_active Expired
- 1969-06-23 NL NL6909562A patent/NL6909562A/xx unknown
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0130881A1 (en) * | 1983-06-29 | 1985-01-09 | McNally, Lillian A. | Method and apparatus for providing a non-radioactive coolant for a nuclear reactor |
| US4820477A (en) * | 1983-06-29 | 1989-04-11 | Mcnally Lillian | Method and apparatus for providing a non-radioactive coolant for a nuclear reactor |
| WO2019134014A1 (en) | 2018-01-02 | 2019-07-11 | Ambrosios Kambouris | Isotopic compositions ii |
| RU2801453C2 (en) * | 2018-01-02 | 2023-08-08 | БОТЭНИКЕЛ УОТЕР ТЕКНОЛОДЖИС АйПи ЛТД | Isotope compositions ii |
| US12151207B2 (en) | 2018-01-02 | 2024-11-26 | Botanical Water Technologies Ip Ltd | Isotopic compositions II |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| LU58842A1 (en) | 1969-11-10 |
| SE353618B (en) | 1973-02-05 |
| ES368667A1 (en) | 1971-05-01 |
| IL32398A0 (en) | 1969-08-27 |
| CH511767A (en) | 1971-08-31 |
| FR1580313A (en) | 1969-09-05 |
| BE734923A (en) | 1969-12-01 |
| DE1931414B2 (en) | 1971-07-01 |
| IL32398A (en) | 1972-08-30 |
| NL6909562A (en) | 1969-12-23 |
| JPS495160B1 (en) | 1974-02-05 |
| CA919389A (en) | 1973-01-23 |
| DE1931414A1 (en) | 1970-03-26 |
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