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01 What it covers
Tritium is uniquely difficult: as tritiated water it behaves chemically like ordinary water, so conventional ion exchange doesn't capture it. This system uses a permeation-based approach to separate tritium from the bulk stream.
02 Why it matters
- Tackles the hard isotope: targets tritium, which ordinary media cannot remove.
- Reactor-water relevant: applicable to light-water reactor systems and tritiated waste streams.
- Systems approach: integrates separation and permeation stages rather than a single sorbent step.
03 Patent family
This invention was filed in multiple jurisdictions; related filings share the same disclosure.
| Jurisdiction | Number | Date |
|---|---|---|
| United States (granted) | US 10,940,437 B2 | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Europe | EP 3153467 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Canada | CA 2,941,293 | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Japan | JP 2022-001887 | Jan 6, 2022 |
04 Official record
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