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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoffrey Horrocks Bailey, Preston, GB;
Colin Whitehead, Clywd, GB;
Paul Gilchrist, Preston, GB;
Duncan Alfred Webster, Nr. Chester, GB;
Assignee:
British Nuclear Fuel PLC, Cheshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/00 ;
Abstract
Improved processing apparatus and methods are provided which involve the selective ionisation of a feed material and the separation of ionised and non-ionised species. Introduction of a chemical material to cause selective transition to a non-ionised and/or solid or liquid state of part of the feed is provided. The process offers high through puts by virtue of the ionised and non-ionised species being in equilibrium with one another.