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IR laser chemistry of (CF3Br/Cl2) mixture and neat CF2HCl are examined in the context of 13C enrichment. Decomposition extent, enrichment factor and energy absorbed are measured for both systems at their respective optimum conditions. A direct comparison is obtained by keeping extraneous factors such as laser, its pulse duration, cell, irradiation geometry etc. the same. The halogen scavenged CF3Br MPD requires lower fluence compared to neat CF2HCl irradiation. Overall throughput for a product with 60–65% 13C content in a single stage is the same for both systems requiring a similar amount of energy. However, at lower enrichment levels, CF2HCl MPD is better than (CF3Br/Cl2) photolysis in terms of both product yield and energy absorption.
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Parthasarathy, V., Sarkar, S.K., Iyer, N.V. et al. Laser isotope separation of 13C: A comparative study. Appl. Phys. B 56, 321–325 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325223
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