Factors Affecting the Adsorption of Xenon on Activated Carbon

Dwight W. Underhill; David C. DiCello; Lisa A. Scaglia; Joseph A. Watson

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE86-A18476

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Factors Affecting the Adsorption of Xenon on Activated Carbon

Dwight W. Underhill, David C. DiCello, Lisa A. Scaglia, Joseph A. Watson

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 93 / Number 4 / August 1986 / Pages 411-414

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE86-A18476

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The presence of water vapor was found to interfere strongly with the dynamic adsorption of ¹³³Xe on coconut-base activated charcoal. The percent loss in the xenon adsorption coefficient was similar to values reported earlier for the adsorption of krypton on humidified charcoal. Attempts to increase the adsorption of xenon by (a) using a petroleum-based adsorbent with an extremely high surface area and (b) by impregnation of the adsorbent with iodine were not successful.