Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT)
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Investigating the effect of reflux stream on HETP of conventional packings in oxygen-18 production via distillation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

N. Dalaei
M. Safamirzaei
H. Baniasadi

Faculty of Petroleum & Chemical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O.Box: 14515-775, Tehran – Iran

https://doi.org/10.24200/nst.2020.1121
Abstract
Due to the increasing need for Oxygen-18 isotope in medical centers to produce 18F radioisotopes used in positron emission tomography (PET) centers, research is today more necessary than ever to improve and increase the production efficiency of this isotope. The concentration of oxygen-18 in water is 5.4% in this study, in a pilot distillation tower and in a total reflux state, two packings of coated Dixon and coated Sulz

Keywords

Isotope of oxygen-18
Distillation
Coated packings
Height equivalent to a theoretical plate
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