CA1045967A - Adsorption-distillation system for separation of radioactive krypton and xenon - Google Patents
Adsorption-distillation system for separation of radioactive krypton and xenonInfo
- Publication number
- CA1045967A CA1045967A CA274,159A CA274159A CA1045967A CA 1045967 A CA1045967 A CA 1045967A CA 274159 A CA274159 A CA 274159A CA 1045967 A CA1045967 A CA 1045967A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- xenon
- adsorption
- krypton
- purge
- process according
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- 229910052724 xenon Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 54
- FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N xenon atom Chemical compound [Xe] FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 53
- 229910052743 krypton Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 44
- DNNSSWSSYDEUBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N krypton atom Chemical compound [Kr] DNNSSWSSYDEUBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 43
- 230000002285 radioactive effect Effects 0.000 title claims abstract description 9
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 title description 3
- 238000004821 distillation Methods 0.000 title description 2
- 238000010926 purge Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 38
- 238000001179 sorption measurement Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 34
- 239000002912 waste gas Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 28
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 26
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 21
- 230000008929 regeneration Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 238000011069 regeneration method Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 238000012958 reprocessing Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 239000003758 nuclear fuel Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon dioxide Chemical compound O=C=O CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 48
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 28
- 239000012071 phase Substances 0.000 claims description 25
- 229910002092 carbon dioxide Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 24
- 239000001569 carbon dioxide Substances 0.000 claims description 23
- MWUXSHHQAYIFBG-UHFFFAOYSA-N nitrogen oxide Inorganic materials O=[N] MWUXSHHQAYIFBG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 23
- 229910001868 water Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 19
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 15
- XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Argon Chemical compound [Ar] XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 14
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 14
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 claims description 12
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 12
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 11
- 239000012159 carrier gas Substances 0.000 claims description 10
- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 9
- 239000001301 oxygen Substances 0.000 claims description 9
- 229910052760 oxygen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 9
- 229910052786 argon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 7
- 230000001172 regenerating effect Effects 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000010531 catalytic reduction reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 3
- 238000003795 desorption Methods 0.000 claims description 3
- DNNSSWSSYDEUBZ-OUBTZVSYSA-N krypton-85 Chemical compound [85Kr] DNNSSWSSYDEUBZ-OUBTZVSYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 230000002441 reversible effect Effects 0.000 claims description 3
- 230000000274 adsorptive effect Effects 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000007791 liquid phase Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 7
- 239000000306 component Substances 0.000 description 7
- 238000006722 reduction reaction Methods 0.000 description 5
- 229910021536 Zeolite Inorganic materials 0.000 description 4
- HNPSIPDUKPIQMN-UHFFFAOYSA-N dioxosilane;oxo(oxoalumanyloxy)alumane Chemical compound O=[Si]=O.O=[Al]O[Al]=O HNPSIPDUKPIQMN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 4
- 239000010457 zeolite Substances 0.000 description 4
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 3
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 3
- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000003463 adsorbent Substances 0.000 description 2
- MRTJGVUZXBVKLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N carbon dioxide;xenon Chemical compound [Xe].O=C=O MRTJGVUZXBVKLM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000003054 catalyst Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000003889 chemical engineering Methods 0.000 description 2
- VUZPPFZMUPKLLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N methane;hydrate Chemical compound C.O VUZPPFZMUPKLLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N platinum Chemical compound [Pt] BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000004064 recycling Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000000741 silica gel Substances 0.000 description 2
- 229910002027 silica gel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
- 238000011144 upstream manufacturing Methods 0.000 description 2
- MGWGWNFMUOTEHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 4-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-amine Chemical compound CC1=CC(C)=CC(C=2N=C(N)SC=2)=C1 MGWGWNFMUOTEHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-NJFSPNSNSA-N Xenon-133 Chemical compound [133Xe] FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-NJFSPNSNSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005202 decontamination Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000003588 decontaminative effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000018109 developmental process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000003292 diminished effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- -1 e.g. Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000008246 gaseous mixture Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000010795 gaseous waste Substances 0.000 description 1
- 150000002431 hydrogen Chemical class 0.000 description 1
- 239000012535 impurity Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000010327 methods by industry Methods 0.000 description 1
- JCXJVPUVTGWSNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N nitrogen dioxide Inorganic materials O=[N]=O JCXJVPUVTGWSNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910052697 platinum Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000011148 porous material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000001681 protective effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000005855 radiation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000010992 reflux Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000011369 resultant mixture Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229940106670 xenon-133 Drugs 0.000 description 1
Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
- C01B23/00—Noble gases; Compounds thereof
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
- F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
- F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
- F25J3/0228—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream characterised by the separated product stream
- F25J3/028—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream characterised by the separated product stream separation of noble gases
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
- G21F9/02—Treating gases
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
- F25J2200/00—Processes or apparatus using separation by rectification
- F25J2200/02—Processes or apparatus using separation by rectification in a single pressure main column system
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
- F25J2205/00—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means
- F25J2205/40—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using hybrid system, i.e. combining cryogenic and non-cryogenic separation techniques
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
- F25J2205/00—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means
- F25J2205/60—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using adsorption on solid adsorbents, e.g. by temperature-swing adsorption [TSA] at the hot or cold end
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
- F25J2215/00—Processes characterised by the type or other details of the product stream
- F25J2215/34—Krypton
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
- F25J2215/00—Processes characterised by the type or other details of the product stream
- F25J2215/36—Xenon
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02C—CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG]
- Y02C20/00—Capture or disposal of greenhouse gases
- Y02C20/40—Capture or disposal of greenhouse gases of CO2
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P20/00—Technologies relating to chemical industry
- Y02P20/151—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions, e.g. CO2
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Separation Of Gases By Adsorption (AREA)
- Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE2611833A DE2611833C2 (de) | 1976-03-19 | 1976-03-19 | Verfahren zur Abtrennung von radioaktivem Krypton und Xenon aus Abgasen aus Kernbrennstoff-Wiederaufbereitungsanlagen oder Kernreaktoren |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1045967A true CA1045967A (en) | 1979-01-09 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA274,159A Expired CA1045967A (en) | 1976-03-19 | 1977-03-17 | Adsorption-distillation system for separation of radioactive krypton and xenon |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS531800A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| BR (1) | BR7701641A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| CA (1) | CA1045967A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| DE (1) | DE2611833C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| FR (1) | FR2344933A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| GB (1) | GB1525686A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| ZA (1) | ZA771486B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4270938A (en) * | 1978-12-04 | 1981-06-02 | Airco, Inc. | Processes for decontaminating nuclear process off-gas streams |
| WO1981000413A1 (en) * | 1979-08-06 | 1981-02-19 | Science Applic Inc | Method for treating a nuclear process off-gas stream |
| DE3304690A1 (de) * | 1983-02-11 | 1984-08-16 | Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh, 7500 Karlsruhe | Verfahren zum umweltfreundlichen beseitigen des spaltedelgases krypton 85 |
| DE3334629A1 (de) * | 1983-09-24 | 1985-04-04 | Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim | Verfahren zum betreiben eines kernreaktors |
| JPS6090589A (ja) * | 1983-10-25 | 1985-05-21 | 蛇の目ミシン工業株式会社 | 電子ミシンにおける裁縫条件表示装置 |
| JPH0226519A (ja) * | 1988-07-15 | 1990-01-29 | Sanyo Electric Co Ltd | 電気掃除機 |
| PL3791407T3 (pl) | 2018-05-08 | 2024-05-27 | Curium Us Llc | Systemy i sposoby wytwarzania ksenonu-133 |
| CN116573611B (zh) * | 2023-07-13 | 2025-03-11 | 杭氧集团股份有限公司 | 一种发电、碳捕获与惰性组分回收耦合的装置及使用方法 |
Family Cites Families (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3944646A (en) * | 1972-05-11 | 1976-03-16 | Union Carbide Corporation | Radioactive krypton gas separation |
| US4012490A (en) * | 1972-07-25 | 1977-03-15 | Airco, Inc. | Removing radioactive noble gases from nuclear process off-gases |
| JPS5241840B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1973-05-30 | 1977-10-20 | ||
| GB1509581A (en) * | 1974-07-31 | 1978-05-04 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Method of eliminating radioactivity from air containing radioactive rare gases |
| JPS5852200B2 (ja) * | 1974-10-07 | 1983-11-21 | エアコ インコ−ポレ−テツド | カクコウテイハイガスカラホウシヤセイキガスオブンリスルケイ |
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1976
- 1976-03-19 DE DE2611833A patent/DE2611833C2/de not_active Expired
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1977
- 1977-03-11 ZA ZA00771486A patent/ZA771486B/xx unknown
- 1977-03-15 FR FR7707638A patent/FR2344933A1/fr active Granted
- 1977-03-16 GB GB11046/77A patent/GB1525686A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-03-17 CA CA274,159A patent/CA1045967A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-03-17 JP JP2871777A patent/JPS531800A/ja active Granted
- 1977-03-17 BR BR7701641A patent/BR7701641A/pt unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE2611833A1 (de) | 1977-09-22 |
| DE2611833C2 (de) | 1985-12-05 |
| JPS531800A (en) | 1978-01-10 |
| GB1525686A (en) | 1978-09-20 |
| JPS5617040B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1981-04-20 |
| FR2344933A1 (fr) | 1977-10-14 |
| BR7701641A (pt) | 1978-01-03 |
| ZA771486B (en) | 1978-01-25 |
| FR2344933B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1982-04-23 |
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