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oa Preparation of Heavy Water by Catalytic Exchange
- Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 3, Issue 4, Oct 1959, p. 118 - 124
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- 01 Jan 1959
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Abstract
The great advantages of heavy water as a moderator in nuclear reactors have been very largely offset by the difficulties of establishing a satisfactory and economical manufacturing process. This article reviews possible methods of preparation by catalytic exchange, with particular reference to a process, recently developed in Germany, for the enrichment of heavy water by high pressure exchange between hydrogen and an aqueous platinum catalyst suspension.
© Johnson Matthey