Method of enrichment of oxygen-18 in natural water

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55 16, 203 91, 203DIG17, B01D 6136

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ABSTRACT:
A method for the enrichment of natural water in oxygen-18. Permeation followed by phase transition of lighter isotopes of water across a hydrophobic semipermeable membrane are employed to enrich the natural water in O-18 isotopes. Unexpectedly large fractionation factors have been found.

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