公开(公告)号：US20240350973A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18682688

申请日：2022-08-08

申请人： LAURENTIS ENERGY PARTNERS INC.

发明人： Paul KWON

IPC分类号： B01D59/40 ,  B01D59/28 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B9/17

CPC分类号： B01D59/40 ,  B01D59/28 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B9/17

摘要： A system, apparatus and process for separating a tritiated heavy water stream into a tritium-lean heavy water stream and a tritium-enriched heavy water stream. Tritiated heavy water (DTO/D2O) is fed to a mid-point of an isotope exchange column. The column contains a hydrophobic solid catalyst to promote exchange of deuterium and tritium. DT/D2 gas flows out of an electrolysis cell and into the first end of the column, concentrating tritium content in the heavy water by counter current flow to produce a tritium-rich heavy water below the feed point and a tritium-lean deuterium gas above. Tritium-rich heavy water flows out the first end of the column and into the electrolysis cell, forming DT/D2 gas and a tritium-enriched heavy water stream. Tritium-lean deuterium gas flows out the second end of the column and into a tritium-lean heavy water unit. Either O2 gas or light water additionally flows into the tritium-lean heavy water unit to form a tritium-lean heavy water.