Title :
Development of an improved hydrophobic catalyst for liquid phase catalytic exchange
Author :
Braet, J. ; Bruggeman, A.
Author_Institution :
SCK/CEN, Mol, Belgium
Abstract :
A technically and economically sound technology for water detritiation is an environmental prerequisite for the further development and the future application of fusion energy. SCK-CEN has many years of experience in liquid phase catalytic exchange and is using its own catalyst which is prepared by depositing platinum on an activated charcoal carrier and mixing it with PTFE as hydrophobic material. With a view to optimize the catalyst, the influence of the amount of platinum, PTFE, different types of support material and the particle size of the Pt/C catalyst was studied at SCK-CEN´s tritium laboratory.
Keywords :
catalysis; catalysts; fusion reactor fuel; isotope separation; radioactive waste processing; tritium handling; PTFE; Pt/C catalyst; SCK-CEN; activated charcoal carrier; fusion energy; hydrophobic material; improved hydrophobic catalyst; liquid phase catalytic exchange; platinum deposition; sound technology; water detritiation; Chemicals; Environmental economics; Hydrogen; Isotopes; Laboratories; Platinum; Power generation economics; Production; Temperature; Water pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 2003. 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7908-X
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2003.1426635
