Calcium-48 Production

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Details

This process separates the very rare Ca-48 from natural Calcium.

Products

Main Product: Calcium-48
Side Product(s): None

Steps

Phenol (l) + Hydrogen Peroxide (l) -> 14 Catechol (s) + Water (l)
C6H5OH (l) + H2O2 (l) -> C6H6O2 (s) + H2O (l)

2 Ethanol (l) + Sulfuric Acid (aq) + Circuit 2 -> Diethyl Ether (l) + Dilute Sulfuric Acid (this is also used for anesthesia)
2C2H5OH (l) -> C4H10O (l) + H2O (l)

Diethyl Ether (l) + 4 Chlorine (g) -> Bis(chloroethyl) Ether (l) + 2 Hydrochloric Acid (l)
C4H10O (l) + 4Cl (g) -> C4H8Cl2O (l) + 2HCl (l)

28 Catechol (s) + 2 Bis(chloroethyl) Ether (l) + 12 Sodium Hydroxide (s) -> Dibenzo-18-crown-6 Ether (l) + 4 Salt Water (l)
2C6H6O2 (s) + 2C4H8Cl2O (l) + 4NaOH (s) -> C20H24O6 (l) + 4NaCl (aq) + 4H2O (l)

Dibenzo-18-crown-6 Ether + Bisphenol A + Formaldehyde + Silicon Dioxide -> Calcium Enrichment Sieves

Calcium (s) + 2 Chlorine (g) -> 3 Calcium Chloride (s)
Ca (s) + 2Cl (g) -> CaCl2 (s)

3 Calcium Chloride + Hydrochloric Acid + Calcium Enrichment Sieves -> X Calcium-40 + 1-X Calcium-48

Yield

TBD

Sources

https://academic.oup.com/ptep/article/2015/5/053C03/1531823
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bis(chloroethyl)_ether
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_ether