Abstract: Radioactive iodine and radioactive methyliodide can be more than 99.7 per cent removed from the air stream of a nuclear reactor by passing the air stream through a 2-inch thick filter which is made up of impregnated charcoal prepared by contacting the charcoal with a solution containing KOH, iodine or an iodide, and an oxyacid, followed by contacting with a solution containing a tertiary amine.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 26, 1976
Date of Patent:
April 5, 1977
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration