Bm. Andreev et Ep. Magomedbekov, Separation of hydrogen isotopes by chemical isotope exchange in systems involving metal and intermetallic compound hydrides, SEP SCI TEC, 36(8-9), 2001, pp. 2027-2086
This article reviews and analyzes the results obtained by studying isotope
effects and kinetics of isotope exchange in systems involving heavy hydroge
n isotopes and intermetallic compound hydrides for the last 20 years. Parti
cular attention is paid to the analysis of possibilities to realize the sep
aration process in the hydrogen-hydride phase systems. it is shown that hyd
rides of metals and intermetallic compounds represent suitable systems for
solution of a number of hydrogen isotope separation problems, particularly
for separation of tritium-containing gaseous mixtures. This article conside
rs also the data on isotope effects, the rates of isotope exchange, and opt
imization of conditions for hydrogen isotope separation by using metal and
intermetallic compound hydrides.