EFFECT OF RESIN SIZE ON HETP IN SEPA-RATION OF ISOTOPES BY CHROMATOGRAPHY

In this report, the quantitative relation between the height equivalent to a theoretical plate (HETP) and the size of ion exchange resin is studied by enriching litnium isotopes with high pressure ion exchange displacement chromatography. The dependence of HETP on the size of the resin can be expressed as H=Cra, in which α=2.4 and it is found that Snyder's equation is suitable for such a system of isotope separation as may be explained by the simple displacement mechanism.