[1N01-05] Lithium Isotope Separation

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM JST(1:45 AM - 2:00 AM UTC)

[1N04] Applicability assessment of a simulated moving bed process to separation of lithium isotopes (2)

*Takahiko Sugiyama¹, Shun Koumura¹, Shotarou Kato¹ (1. Nagoya Univ.)

Keywords:

Lithium,Isotope separation,Simulated moving bed,Mass production

The demand for isotope ratio control materials enriched with lithium-6 or lithium-7 is increasing. In order to develop an isotope separation method with low environmental impact and applicable to mass production, the applicability of a simulated moving bed process was evaluated. The diameter and total length of the adsorption column required to produce 100 kg of 90 % enriched lithium-6 per year were estimated to be 50 cm and 400 m, respectively.