IP Library Granted Patent US 12,340,913
Granted Patent B2
US 12,340,913 · App. 17/433,271 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Organic iodine remover

Inventors: Sohei Fukui (Tokyo, JP); Motoi Tanaka (Ibaraki, JP); Masaaki Tanaka (Ibaraki, JP); Fumio Totsuka (Ibaraki, JP); Tomoharu Hashimoto (Ibaraki, JP); Kazuo Tominaga (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
G21F9/02B01D53/02B01D53/70G21C13/02
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Patent No.
US 12,340,913
App. No.
17/433,271
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

As an organic iodine remover that removes organic iodine in a containment vessel of a nuclear reactor, an organic agent (for example, an ionic liquid, an interfacial active agent, a quaternary salt, or a phase transfer catalyst) having a function of dissolving and decomposing the organic iodine and retaining iodine is used. The organic iodine remover is a substance composed of a cation and an anion. The organic iodine remover is, in particular, an organic iodine remover in which, in a structure of the cation of the organic agent, carbon or oxygen is bonded to, via a single bond, to a phosphorus element, a sulfur element or a nitrogen element, the number of carbon chains is 2 or more, and an anionic structure is configured with a substance with high nucleophilicity. By using such an organic agent, the organic iodine is removed with an efficiency of 99% or more.

Claims (68)

1. An organic iodine remover that removes organic iodine in a containment vessel of a nuclear reactor,

wherein the organic iodine remover is a substance composed of a cation and an anion and liquid at a temperature between 100° C. and 200° C.,

the cation is a substance which dissolves methyl iodine,

the organic iodine remover is a substance in which

in a structure of the cation, carbon or oxygen is bonded, via a single bond, to a phosphorus element, a sulfur element or a nitrogen element, and

a structure of the anion has an anion charge present in a carbon element, a sulfur element, a nitrogen element, an oxygen element or a halogen element, and

the organic iodine remove is a substance in which the anion is composed of H 3 C − , H 2 RC − , HR 2 C − , R 3 C − , NC − , and RCC − , which has a charge present in the carbon element.

2. An organic iodine remover, that removes organic iodine in a containment vessel of a nuclear reactor, wherein

the organic iodine remover is a substance composed of a cation and an anion and liquid at a temperature between 100° C. and 200° C.,

the cation is a substance which dissolves methyl iodine,

the organic iodine remover is a substance in which

in a structure of the cation, carbon or oxygen is bonded, via a single bond, to a phosphorus element, a sulfur element or a nitrogen element, and

a structure of the anion has an anion charge present in a carbon element, a sulfur element, a nitrogen element, an oxygen element or a halogen element, and

the organic iodine remover is a substance in which the anion is composed of RS − , which has a charge present in the sulfur element.

3. An organic iodine remover that removes organic iodine in a containment vessel of a nuclear reactor, wherein

the organic iodine remover is a substance composed of a cation and an anion and liquid at a temperature between 100° C. and 200° C.,

the cation is a substance which dissolves methyl iodine,

the organic iodine remover is a substance in which

in a structure of the cation, carbon or oxygen is bonded, via a single bond, to a phosphorus element, a sulfur element or a nitrogen element, and

a structure of the anion has an anion charge present in a carbon element, a sulfur element, a nitrogen element, an oxygen element or a halogen element, and

the organic iodine remover is a substance in which the anion is composed of N 3 − , H 2 N − , HRN − , and R 2 N − , which has a charge present in the nitrogen element.

4. An organic iodine remover that removes organic iodine in a containment vessel of a nuclear reactor, wherein

the organic iodine remover is a substance composed of a cation and an anion and liquid at a temperature between 100° C. and 200° C.,

the cation is a substance which dissolves methyl iodine,

the organic iodine remover is a substance in which

in a structure of the cation, carbon or oxygen is bonded, via a single bond, to a phosphorus element, a sulfur element or a nitrogen element, and

a structure of the anion has an anion charge present in a carbon element, a sulfur element, a nitrogen element, an oxygen element or a halogen element, and

the organic iodine remover is a substance in which the anion is composed of HO − , NO 2 − , NO 3 − , RO − , RCO 2 − , RPO 3 − , RSO 3 − , RPO 4 − , R 2 PO 2 − , R 3 CO − , FO 3 − , ClO 3 − , BrO 3 − , IO 3 − , FO 4 − , ClO 4 − , BrO 4 − , and IO 4 − , which has a charge present in the oxygen element.

5. The organic iodine remover according to claim 1 , which is a substance in which the anion is composed of F − , Cl − , Br − , I − , F 3 − , Cl 3 − , Br 3 − , and I 3 − , which has a charge present in the halogen element.

6. The organic iodine remover according to claim 1 , which is a substance in which a part of a carbon chain R of the anion is composed of an oxygen bond.

7. The organic iodine remover according to claim 1 , which is a substance in which a part or all of a hydrogen element bonded to a carbon chain of the anion is substituted with a fluorine element.

8. The organic iodine remover according to claim 2 , which is a substance in which a part of the carbon chain R of the anion is composed of an oxygen bond.

9. The organic iodine remover according to claim 2 , which is a substance in which a part or all of a hydrogen element bonded to the carbon chain of the anion is substituted with a fluorine element.

10. The organic iodine remover according to claim 3 , which is a substance in which a part of the carbon chain R of the anion is composed of an oxygen bond.

11. The organic iodine remover according to claim 3 , which is a substance in which a part or all of a hydrogen element bonded to the carbon chain of the anion is substituted with a fluorine element.

12. The organic iodine remover according to claim 4 , which is a substance in which a part of the carbon chain R of the anion is composed of an oxygen bond.

13. The organic iodine remover according to claim 4 , which is a substance in which a part or all of a hydrogen element bonded to the carbon chain of the anion is substituted with a fluorine element.

14. A filtered containment venting apparatus for removing a radioactive substance comprising:

a filtered containment venting vessel including scrubbing water and a filter for removing a radioactive substance therein;

a venting pipe connected to a nuclear reactor pressure vessel;

an inlet pipe including an end connected to the venting pipe and another end introduced in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an outlet pipe connected to the filter in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an organic iodine remover disposed in the filtered containment venting apparatus,

wherein the organic iodine remover is an organic iodine remover according to claim 1 .

15. The filtered containment venting apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a storage container storing the organic iodine remover,

wherein the storage container is disposed outside the filtered containment venting vessel.

16. A filtered containment venting apparatus for removing a radioactive substance comprising:

a filtered containment venting vessel including scrubbing water and a filter for removing a radioactive substance therein;

a venting pipe connected to a nuclear reactor pressure vessel;

an inlet pipe including an end connected to the venting pipe and another end introduced in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an outlet pipe connected to the filter in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an organic iodine remover disposed in the filtered containment venting apparatus,

wherein the organic iodine remover is an organic iodine remover according to claim 2 .

17. A filtered containment venting apparatus for removing a radioactive substance comprising:

a filtered containment venting vessel including scrubbing water and a filter for removing a radioactive substance therein;

a venting pipe connected to a nuclear reactor pressure vessel;

an inlet pipe including an end connected to the venting pipe and another end introduced in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an outlet pipe connected to the filter in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an organic iodine remover disposed in the filtered containment venting apparatus,

wherein the organic iodine remover is an organic iodine remover according to claim 3 .

18. A filtered containment venting apparatus for removing a radioactive substance comprising:

a filtered containment venting vessel including scrubbing water and a filter for removing a radioactive substance therein;

a venting pipe connected to a nuclear reactor pressure vessel;

an inlet pipe including an end connected to the venting pipe and another end introduced in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an outlet pipe connected to the filter in the filtered containment venting vessel;

an organic iodine remover disposed in the filtered containment venting apparatus,

wherein the organic iodine remover is an organic iodine remover according to claim 4 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2026
From: HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
To: HITACHI GE VERNOVA NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 074188/0822 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2021
From: FUKUI, SOHEI; TANAKA, MOTOI; TANAKA, MASAAKI; TOTSUKA, FUMIO; HASHIMOTO, TOMOHARU; TOMINAGA, KAZUO
To: HITACHI-GE NUCLEAR ENERGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057266/0419 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-032046 · Feb 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220139586A1 · May 5, 2022
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