Separation of mixtures of gaseous isotopes
US4025787A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 1975 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K1/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A standing electromagnetic wave haing nodes, penetrates through a gaseous jet of the mixture of the isotopes to be separated, while relative motion takes place between the wave and mixture in such a manner that the isotopes are prevented from dwelling in the vicinity of the wave nodes while the isotopes are traversed by the electromagnetic wave. By adjusting the frequency of the electromagnetic wave so that the individual isotopes of the mixture are selectively influenced differently as far as their dipole behavior is concerned, they can be segregated by the electric and/or magnetic field of the wave. Undesirable effects of such dwelling can also be reduced by the angularity at which the wave penetrates the gaseous jet.
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