Abstract

Vacuum distillation of water is one of the most environmentally friendly and safe methods for separating the hydrogen and oxygen isotopes. A review of literature data that describe the current state of art in the field of process improvement is presented. The characteristics of contact devices used in distillation were analyzed, and ways to improve their efficiency were shown. Data on new developments aimed at evaluating the efficiency of using salt distillation of water for isotope separation were presented. Some aspects of the use of water distillation for concentration of heavy hydrogen and oxygen isotopes and for the preparation of water with reduced deuterium contents were considered.

中文翻译：

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水蒸馏作为氢和氧同位素分离的一种方法：现状和前景

摘要

水的真空蒸馏是分离氢和氧同位素的最环保和安全的方法之一。本文介绍了描述工艺改进领域当前技术水平的文献数据。分析了用于蒸馏的接触装置的特性，并提出了提高其效率的方法。提出了有关旨在评估使用盐蒸馏水进行同位素分离的效率的新进展的数据。考虑了使用水蒸馏来浓缩重氢和氧同位素以及制备氘含量降低的水的某些方面。