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RGA Lab at Carleton University. Rahaf Ajaj, PhD. Target: Procuring 50 tones of low radioactivity Underground Aragon Urania Plant Extract 250 Kg/day of UAr from CO 2 well , with 99.9 % purity CO 2 removal, N 2 reduction Primary output: Ar , He, N 2
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RGA Lab at Carleton University Rahaf Ajaj, PhD
Target: Procuring 50 tones of low radioactivity Underground Aragon • Urania Plant • Extract 250 Kg/day of UAr from CO2 well , with 99.9 % purity • CO2 removal, N2 reduction • Primary output: Ar, He, N2 • Minor contamination: O2, CO2, CH4, hydrocarbons • Gasses of interest: Ar, O2, He, H2, CO,CO2, CH4, N2 Introduction
Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Platform • Model: Cirrus 3XD. • High Sensitivity Atmospheric Systems • Mass Range: 1 to 100, 100HP, 200 or 300 amu options • Detection limit: Gas and Mass Independent - the minimum detectable concentration 3 sigma baseline noise is < 15ppb (specified with Argon or Nitrogen). RGA System MKS
System Sensitivity • Cirrus 3XD is reliable, • Multiple gas stream inlet (4-,8- or 16-way) • Detection limits for N2, O2, H2O (and all other peaks) is in the 1 ppm level • Gas matrix indicates overlapping peaks • Detection both detect both CO2/CO individually • Gasses Pressure • 640B pressure controller • Gasses Temperature • easy to warm up the system What are our concerns ?
The RGA system has been calibrated by: • Pure Argon Cylinder (Purity of 99.999%) • CO2 Cylinder (purity of 99.995%) • CH4 Cylinder (purity of 99.999%) • 1% eachof H2, He, N2, O2, balance Ar • 500 ppm H2O, balance Ar • 1% CO, balance Ar System Calibration
Where: Control Room – Urania Site • When: Expected by Summer-2019 • Dimension : 24 x 12 x 19 Inch (length x width x height) • Weight: Benchtop: 78 pound. Installation MKS