In situ apparatus and method for providing deuterium oxide or tritium oxide in an industrial apparatus or method
US11649165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02C20/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In an aspect, an electrochemical hydrogen isotope recycling apparatus for recycling a feedstream comprising a single isotope of hydrogen, comprising: an electrochemical recycling unit, the unit comprising an anode; a cathode; an isotope-treated, cation exchange membrane operatively disposed between the anode and cathode, the isotope-treated, cation exchange membrane having heavy water containing the isotope of hydrogen therein, the unit configured to receive the feedstream containing the single isotope of hydrogen; wherein the single isotope is deuterium or tritium and when the single isotope is deuterium, the heavy water comprises D2O and when the single isotope is tritium, the heavy water is T2O.
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