METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES BY USING OPTICAL FIBER LASER

摘要

Provided is a method of separating carbon and oxygen isotopes by using a laser. According to an aspect of the present invention, the method includes performing a photolysis process on formaldehyde including a carbon or oxygen isotope by irradiation with ultraviolet light having a wavelength ranging from 340 nm to 360 nm to generate carbon monoxide having a carbon or oxygen isotope enriched therein and hydrogen, performing a catalytic reaction on the carbon monoxide having a carbon or oxygen isotope enriched therein and the hydrogen to synthesize carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O) having a carbon or oxygen isotope enriched therein, and cooling the H₂O to recover CO₂ having a carbon isotope enriched therein or H₂O having an oxygen isotope enriched therein.