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Infinite power caused by nuclear convergence after a new process for supplying isotopes lithium -6 can be one step further, which is essential for fueling a sustainable fusion reactor.
The most difficult convergence process is to combine two isotopes: hydrogen, deuterium and triple hydrogen to produce helium, neutrons and many energy. Triple hydrogen, a rare and radioactive element of hydrogen, is difficult and expensive. The “breeder” reactor is trying to produce triple hydrogen by bombing lithium as a neutron.
Lithium atoms are present in two stable isotopes. Lithium -7 consists of 92.5 %of the elements of nature and the rest is lithium -6. Rare isotopes react much more efficiently with neutrons, creating triple humidity in fusion reactions.
However, the two lithium isotopes are very difficult to separate. So far, this has been achieved in a large scale using a very toxic process that depends on mercury. Due to the environmental impact, this process has not been used in Western countries since the 1960s, and researchers must rely on reduced stockpiles of lithium -6 produced before prohibition.
Sarbajit Banerjee In ETH Zurich, Switzerland, his colleagues now discovered an alternative way while finding a way to clean water contaminated with oil.
The researchers seemed to collect large amounts of lithium and unbalanced lithium -6 unbalanced cement films, containing laboratory compounds with Zeta Vanadium oxide laboratory.
Zeta vanadium oxides contain an oxygen reactor tunnel, Banerjee says. “Lithium ions move through this tunnel. [to bind lithium-6]”We found that lithium -6 ions are more combined and maintained in the tunnel.”
The researchers do not fully understand why lithium -6 is maintained first, but I think it is related to the interaction between ions and atoms at the edge of the tunnel based on the simulation.
He has said that he has been separated by lithium -6 grams so far, but he hopes to expand the process to produce dozens of kilograms of isotopes. Commercial fusion reactor is expected to require daily tone elements.
Banerjee said, “But these challenges are pale compared to the larger challenges of laser ignition for plasma reactors and fusion.
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