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Fig. 4 Gas chromatograph analysis on a mixture of protium (H 2 ), molecular deuterium (D 2 ),
protium-deuterium (HD) with a deuterium carrier gas measured a value of approximately 50%
protium, and b hydrogen carrier gas measured a value of approximately 50% molecular deuterium
Table 5 Comparison of gas chromatograph and mass spectrometry data collected upon isotope
separation in the Thermal Cycling Absorption Process system
Mass spec total deuterium [Deuterium (D 2 ) + 1/2
Protium-Deuterium (HD)] %
Gas chromatograph total deuterium %
18.798
20.582
0.021
0.022
0.248
0.314
0.023
0.022
23.536
25.832
0.024
0.024
0.005
0.002
0.318
0.373
6.127
6.336
0.211
0.22