Method of separating isotopes
US4689128A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D59/34
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is, herein, disclosed for separating a specific isotope from a mixture of isotopes by first irradiating the isotope mixture with a highly monochromatic laser light that resonates only with the energy level of the specific isotope so as to increase its chemical activity and then bombarding said specific isotope with a molecule containing highly reactive atoms so as to form a spatially separated compound rich in the specific isotope.
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