Method of deuterium isotope separation and enrichment

Details Method of deuterium isotope separation and enrichment Method of deuterium isotope separation and enrichment

1976-07-19

1978-03-28

Williams, Howard S.

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy

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Processes of treating materials by wave energy

204162R, 204DIG11, 423648A, 423580, B01J 110, C01B 400

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040813398

ABSTRACT:
A method of separating deuterium, i.e. heavy hydrogen, from certain naturally occuring sources using tuned infrared lasers to selectively decompose specified classes of organic molecules (i.e. RX) into enriched molecular products containing deuterium atoms. The deuterium containing molecules are easily separated from the starting material by absorption, distillation or other simple chemical separation techniques and methods. After evaporation such deuterium containing molecules can be burned to form water with an enriched deuterium content or pyrolyzed to form hydrogen gas with an enriched deuterium content. The undecomposed molecules and the other reaction products which are depleted of their deuterium containing species can be catalytically treated, preferably using normal water, to restore the natural abundance of deuterium and such restored molecules can then be recycled.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3904500 (1975-09-01), Jensen
patent: 3947335 (1976-03-01), Marling

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