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Paul R. Beaumont, Daniel M. Clairmonte
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 80 | Number 8 | November 2024 | Pages 1024-1030
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2284396
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Recollecting and purifying unburned tritium is a preferred process for D-T fusion operations. However, tritium containing byproducts act as a potential holdup for the material, requiring additional processing to liberate the tritium. Using deuterium as a surrogate for tritium, this work demonstrates the capture and isotope exchange of deuterated ammonia using a Pt catalyst–loaded 5A molecular sieve, performed at ambient temperatures, verified by the analysis of the effluent gas streams and desorbed ammonia isotopologues post exchange.