Method for concentrating nitrogen isotope

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PATENT NO 8440058
APP PUB NO 20100206711A1
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12676429

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Method for concentrating nitrogen isotope to obtain a final product nitrogen, in which the stable nitrogen isotope, 15N, is concentrated, by low-temperature distillation of raw material nitrogen containing trace amounts of oxygen and argon using a plurality of distillation columns in a cascade arrangement. An argon-oxygen mixture is discharged from the bottom of the final column and 15N-concentrated nitrogen is extracted from a lower intermediate point of the final column. The flow rate of the argon-oxygen mixture discharged from the bottom of the final column is controlled based on the reading of a thermometer installed below the point where the final product 15N-concentrated nitrogen is extracted, thereby providing a stable nitrogen product.

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TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION3-26 KOYAMA 1-CHOME SHINAGAWA-KU TOKYO 1428558 ?1428558

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Kihara, Hitoshi Chiba, JP 25 221

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