Abstract
The application of platinum supported on polytetrafluoroethylene (Pt/PTFE) as a composite catalyst for the separation of hydrogen isotopes holds much promise but warrants further refinement for improved performance. The objective of the present study was to examine the performance of a new hydrophobic Pt/PTFE catalyst during hydrogen-water exchange-based deuterium separation. The influence of diverse factors such as flow rate, column height, temperature, the volume ratio of filler to catalyst, and flow mode (co-current or counter-current), and so on, on catalytic performance was investigated. The deuterium conversion rate from co-current exchange was superior to that from counter-current exchange. Decreasing the hydrogen flow rate, increasing the feed water flow rate, and decreasing the molar flow ratio of hydrogen to water improved the deuterium conversion rate. In terms of layered filling of the catalyst column, adding more hydrophilic fillers improved the deuterium conversion rate. The characterization results highlight the high catalytic activity of the Pt/PTFE catalyst for hydrogen-water exchange, as well as its high stability in water.
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