Fully deuterated hydrocarbons production

Abstract

The possibility of obtaining a new material (a fully deuterated hydrocarbon by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis) is the first step to create the pilot unit. The isotope effect is absent, i.e. the main characteristics of synthesis and the resulting products are determined by the properties of the catalyst and process conditions, regardless of what is used in the original mixture – hydrogen or deuterium. Removing of wax from the catalyst surface occurs in mild conditions and requires no additional equipment or moving of the catalyst in another reactor. The selected catalyst has high stability and can be applied in a pilot unit for a fully deuterated wax. Evaluation of properties of new materials showed the prospects for their application as solvents for NMR, radioactive labels, targets, inhibitors of neutron fluxes, etc.