Method for purifying and concentrating a gas mixture into a minor constituent, method for detecting this constituent, and installation
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for purifying and concentrating a gas mixture into a minor constituent, method for detecting this constituent, and installation 有权
    将气体混合物净化并浓缩成微量成分的方法,检测该成分的方法和安装

    公开(公告)号:US06440196B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-27

    申请号:US09674834

    申请日:2000-11-30

    IPC分类号: B01D5304

    摘要: A method for purifying a minority constituent and concentrating it in a majority constituent of a gas mixture that also contains one or more other minority constituent(s) employs (i) a selective permeation step, (ii) next, a purification step, and (iii) finally a concentration step. In the selective permeation step, an initial gas mixture is passed through a membrane to yield a gas mixture that is enriched in the first minority constituent. In the purifying step, the first minority constituent is absorbed by a solid adsorbent which has a strong affinity for the first minority constituent, then following an elution step, a gas mixture that contains essentially only the majority constituent and the first minority constituent is formed. Finally, in the concentrating step, one or more successive adsorption and elution operations on a solid adsorbent, which has a strong specific affinity for the first minority constituent, are employed until an end gas mixture having the desired concentration of the majority constituent and the first minority constituent is obtained. This end gas mixture is highly enriched in the first minority constituent relative to the initial gas mixture. The procedure is particularly suited for detecting rare gases, e.g., xenon, and especially for detecting the natural and radioactive species in the atmosphere. The procedure can be employed in association with nuclear spectrometry to detect and monitor the presence of trace gases in the environment around nuclear installations.

    摘要翻译: 纯化少数成分并将其浓缩在还含有一种或多种其它少数成分的气体混合物的主要成分中的方法使用(i)选择性渗透步骤,(ii)接下来,纯化步骤和( iii)最后一个集中步骤。 在选择性渗透步骤中,使初始气体混合物通过膜以产生富含第一少数成分的气体混合物。 在纯化步骤中,第一少数成分被对第一少数成分具有强亲和力的固体吸附剂吸收,然后在洗脱步骤之后,形成基本上仅含有多数成分和第一少数成分的气体混合物。 最后,在浓缩步骤中,对固体吸附剂进行一次或多次连续的吸附和洗脱操作,其对第一少数成分具有很强的特异性亲和力,直到具有所需浓度多数成分和第一 获得少数成分。 这种末端气体混合物相对于初始气体混合物高度富集在第一少数成分中。 该方法特别适用于检测稀有气体,例如氙气,特别是用于检测大气中的天然和放射性物质。 该方法可以与核光谱联用来检测和监测核装置周围环境中痕量气体的存在。

    Method and apparatus for separation of heavy and tritiated water
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for separation of heavy and tritiated water 失效
    用于分离重和氚化水的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06332914B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-12-25

    申请号:US09514376

    申请日:2000-02-28

    申请人: Myung W. Lee

    发明人: Myung W. Lee

    IPC分类号: B01D5912

    CPC分类号: B01D53/228 B01D59/12

    摘要: The present invention is a bi-thermal membrane process for separating and recovering hydrogen isotopes from a fluid containing hydrogen isotopes, such as water and hydrogen gas. The process in accordance with the present invention provides counter-current cold and hot streams of the fluid separated with a thermally insulating and chemically transparent proton exchange membrane (PEM). The two streams exchange hydrogen isotopes through the membrane: the heavier isotopes migrate into the cold stream, while the lighter isotopes migrate into the hot stream. The heavy and light isotopes are continuously withdrawn from the cold and hot streams respectively.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种用于从含氢同位素如水和氢气的流体中分离和回收氢同位素的双热膜方法。 根据本发明的方法提供用隔热和化学透明的质子交换膜(PEM)分离的流体的逆流冷和热流。 两个物流通过膜交换氢同位素:较重的同位素迁移到冷流中,而较轻的同位素迁移到热流中。 重,轻同位素分别从冷流和热流中排出。

    Method for separating heavy isotopes of hydrogen from water
    3.
    发明授权
    Method for separating heavy isotopes of hydrogen from water 失效
    从水中分离氢重质同位素的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06110373A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-29

    申请号:US93459

    申请日:1998-06-08

    摘要: An apparatus and method for separating oxides of heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium oxide, oxides of tritium and mixed isotope oxides) from light water (H2O) which is contaminated with these heavy hydrogen isotopes such as that currently being discharged in cooling water from nuclear power plants. A central aspect of this invention includes a plurality or bundle of elongated hollow core fibers which are positioned within an elongated enclosed housing having a feed water inlet, an exit stream outlet, and a permeate outlet. At least a portion of the hollow core fibers are at least partially filled or packed with small beads which are comprised of a porous exchange resin carrying waters of hydration. Porosity is controlled by the degree of cross-linking and bead diameter of the exchange resin which is preferably combined with aluminum sulfate or ammonium hydride to form (RSO.sub.3).sub.3 Al or RSO.sub.3 NH.sub.4. By passing the contaminated water through the bead-filled hollow core fibers within the housing, significant amounts of the oxides of heavy hydrogen isotopes remain in the hollow core fiber either combined with the resin beads or collected against the inside wall surfaces of the hollow core fibers. Some of the H2O in the contaminated water permeates out of the hollow core fibers for discharge from the permeate outlet. The water which discharges from the exit stream outlet is substantially lower in heavy hydrogen isotope content. Regeneration of the apparatus is also shown.

    摘要翻译: 从被重氢氢同位素污染的轻水(H 2 O)中分离氢的重同位素(氘氧化物,氚氧化物和混合同位素氧化物)的氧化物的装置和方法,例如目前在冷却水中从核能排放 植物。 本发明的中心方面包括多个或一束细长的中空芯纤维,其定位在具有进水入口,出口流出口和渗透物出口的细长封闭壳体内。 中空芯纤维的至少一部分至少部分填充或填充有由携带水合水的多孔交换树脂组成的小珠。 孔隙率由交联树脂的交联度和珠粒直径控制,优选与硫酸铝或氢化铵结合形成(RSO 3)3 Al或RSO 3 NH 4。 通过使污染的水通过壳体内填充珠粒的中空芯纤维,大量的重氢同位素的氧化物保留在中空芯纤维中,或者与树脂珠组合或者收集在中空芯纤维的内壁表面上 。 受污染的水中的一些H 2 O渗透出中空芯纤维,以从渗透物出口排出。 从出口出口排出的水在重氢同位素含量上显着较低。 还显示了装置的再生。

    Apparatus for separating gaseous hydrogen isotopes
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for separating gaseous hydrogen isotopes 失效
    用于分离气态氢同位素的装置

    公开(公告)号:US4528003A

    公开(公告)日:1985-07-09

    申请号:US505401

    申请日:1983-06-17

    IPC分类号: B01D59/12 B01D59/14 G21C3/02

    CPC分类号: B01D59/12

    摘要: Apparatus for separating the gaseous hydrogen isotopes protium, deuterium and tritium from a gas stream containing one or a plurality of the hydrogen isotopes. A membrane is provided which is permeable to the hydrogen isotopes and impermeable to the gas stream. The membrane has a side facing away from the gas stream and a side exposed to the gas stream. On the side of the membrane facing away from the gas stream, there is disposed a getter which takes up the hydrogen isotopes by absorption at a predetermined absorption temperature and releases the absorbed hydrogen isotopes again by desorption at a desorption temperature above the absorption temperature. The membrane permeable to the hydrogen isotopes covers a surface of the getter so that the getter, at the absorption temperature, absorbs hydrogen isotopes exclusively through the membrane. The membrane and getter constitute an absorption element and are permanently connected to one another.

    摘要翻译: 用于从含有一个或多个氢同位素的气流中分离气态氢同位素ium,氘和氚的装置。 提供了一种膜,其可渗透氢同位素并且对气流不可渗透。 膜具有背离气流的一侧和暴露于气流的一侧。 在膜的背离气流的一侧,设置吸气剂,其通过在预定吸收温度下的吸收吸收氢同位素,并通过在高于吸收温度的解吸温度下的解吸再次释放吸收的氢同位素。 氢同位素可渗透的膜覆盖吸气剂的表面,使得吸收剂在吸收温度下仅通过膜吸收氢同位素。 膜和吸气剂构成吸收元件并且彼此永久连接。

    Tank and a motorized compressor
    5.
    发明授权
    Tank and a motorized compressor 失效
    油罐和电动压缩机

    公开(公告)号:US4152093A

    公开(公告)日:1979-05-01

    申请号:US818658

    申请日:1977-07-25

    CPC分类号: B01D59/12 F04D19/02 F04D25/16

    摘要: Tank for a motorized compressor, more particularly for an installation forhe isotopic separation by gaseous diffusion, which has a generally cylindrical shape and a vertical axis containing a motorized compressor with an axial intake for a low pressure gas flow, a lateral intake for a medium pressure flow to be mixed in the motorized compressor with the low pressure flow and a diffuser for forcing back the high pressure flow at the outlet from said motorized compressor, whereby said tank has a first lateral opening for the entry of the medium pressure flow and a second lateral opening for the discharge of the high pressure flow, wherein for ensuring separation of the medium pressure flow before entering the motorized compressor and the high pressure flow at the outlet from said motorized compressor, it comprises a truncated cone-shaped skirt whose large base is inclined relative to the tank axis, said skirt being fixed to the tank along a continuous line passing on the one hand below the first opening for the entry of the medium pressure flow and on the other hand above the second opening for the discharge of the high pressure flow.

    摘要翻译: 用于机动压缩机的罐,更特别地用于通过气体扩散进行同位素分离的装置,其具有大致圆柱形形状和垂直轴线,该竖直轴线包含具有用于低压气流的轴向入口的机动压缩机,用于介质的侧向进气口 在低压流动下与电动压缩机混合的压力流和用于迫使所述电动压缩机出口处的高压流强迫的扩散器,由此所述罐具有用于中压流入口的第一侧向开口和 用于排出高压流的第二横向开口,其中为了确保进入机动压缩机之前的介质压力流的分离和来自所述机动压缩机的出口处的高压流,其包括截头圆锥形的裙部,其大的基部 相对于油箱轴线倾斜,所述裙部沿着一方通过下方的连续线固定到油箱 用于输入中压流的第一开口,另一方面在第二开口的上方排出高压流。

    Method for separation of isotopes
    8.
    发明申请
    Method for separation of isotopes 有权
    同位素分离方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050247195A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-10

    申请号:US10518762

    申请日:2003-06-26

    摘要: This invention relates to a method for separation of isotopes, that is, to obtain isotopically pure fractions by separating natural occuring isotope mixtures in elements, where hydrogen is employed as ligand on the elements that are to be isotopically separated, and where the resulting compounds are gaseous at practical temperatures and pressures. More specific, the invention relates to a method for obtaining an isotopically pure 28SiH4 in industrial scale by separating the isotopes in a chromatographic column.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于分离同位素的方法,即通过分离元素中的天然存在的同位素混合物来获得同位素纯的级分,其中氢被用作要同位素分离的元素上的配体,并且其中所得化合物是 在实际的温度和压力下气态。 更具体地,本发明涉及通过分离色谱柱中的同位素来获得工业规模的同位素纯的28SiH4的方法。

    Gaseous diffusion enrichment modular unit
    9.
    发明申请
    Gaseous diffusion enrichment modular unit 审中-公开
    气体扩散富集模块化单元

    公开(公告)号:US20040060441A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-01

    申请号:US10447555

    申请日:2003-05-29

    IPC分类号: B01D053/22

    CPC分类号: B01D59/12

    摘要: A gaseous diffusion enrichment modular unit and gaseous diffusion enrichment plant, comprehending a gaseous diffusion enrichment unit of the enrichment cascade type, being an integrated module containing all the elements of the unit, with several flows of circulation with different enrichment degrees, comprehending an axial compressor in simultaneous work of compression of said flows, a diffuser with membranes. The diffused (enriched) fluid passes through to the compressor in another section to accomplish the following enrichment phase and the non-diffused flow outlet is connected to an injector to even the pressures and to recycle the depleted material. Said modular unit of isotopic enrichment integrates multiple enrichment phases to achieve a high separative efficiency by means of the internal recirculation of a fraction of the diffused fluid in each phase. The multiflow axial compressor is driven by a gas turbine and the outgoing gases of the turbine and the heat generated in the process are injected in a thermal cycle. In the center of the unit is a probe to perform non-destructive analysis. The gaseous diffusion enrichment plant comprehends said enrichment modular units connected in series and the numbers of the phases of one or more said units are different. An application of the present invention is its use for the isotopic separation of uranium hexafluoride in gaseous phase.

    摘要翻译: 一种气体扩散富集模块单元和气体扩散富集装置,包括富集级联型气态扩散富集装置,是一个集成模块,包含单元的所有元素,具有不同富集程度的几种循环流,包括轴流式压缩机 在同时进行所述流动的压缩工作时,具有膜的扩散器。 扩散(富集)流体在另一部分中通过压缩机以实现以下富集阶段,并且非扩散流出口连接到喷射器甚至压力并循环耗尽的材料。 所述同位素富集的模块化单元集成了多个富集阶段,以通过每相中的一部分扩散流体的内部再循环实现高的分离效率。 多轴流压缩机由燃气轮机驱动,并且涡轮机的输出气体和在该过程中产生的热量在热循环中被注入。 在该单元的中心是进行非破坏性分析的探头。 气体扩散富集装置包括串联连接的所述富集模块单元,并且一个或多个所述单元的相数不同。 本发明的应用是其用于在气相中同位素分离六氟化铀的用途。

    Apparatus for diffusion separation
    10.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for diffusion separation 失效
    扩散分离装置

    公开(公告)号:US3973934A

    公开(公告)日:1976-08-10

    申请号:US77848

    申请日:1949-02-23

    IPC分类号: B01D53/22 B01D59/12 B01D13/00

    CPC分类号: B01D59/12 B01D53/22

    摘要: 1. A diffuser separator apparatus which comprises a plurality of flow channels in a single stage, each of said channels having an inlet port and an outlet port and a constant cross sectional area between said ports, at least a portion of the defining surface of each of said channels being a diffusion separation membrane, and each of said channels having a different cross sectional area, means for connecting said channels in series so that each successive channel of said series has a smaller cross sectional area than the previous channel of said series, a source of gaseous mixture, individual means for flowing said gaseous mixture to the inlet port of each of said channels, gas receiving and analyzing means, individual means for flowing gas passing from each of said outlet ports and means for flowing gas passing through said membranes to said receiving and analyzing means, and individual means for connecting the outlet port of each channel with the inlet port of the channel having the next smaller cross sectional area.

    摘要翻译: 1.一种扩散器分离器装置,其在单级中包括多个流动通道,每个所述通道具有入口和出口以及所述端口之间的恒定横截面积,每个所述通道的限定表面的至少一部分 所述通道是扩散分离膜,并且每个所述通道具有不同的横截面积,用于将所述通道串联连接的装置,使得所述系列的每个连续通道具有比所述系列的先前通道更小的横截面面积, 气体混合物源,用于使所述气体混合物流动到每个所述通道的入口的单独装置,气体接收和分析装置,用于使从每个所述出口流出的气体流动的各个装置和用于使气体通过所述膜的装置 到所述接收和分析装置,以及用于将每个通道的出口连接到具有n的通道的入口的各个装置 外形较小的横截面积。