The lightest of all’elements, hydrogen, is in great demand due to its promising role as a sustainable resource in the energy transition. A team from Leipzig University and TU Dresden, as part of the Hydrogen Isotopes 1,2,3H Research Training Group, has made an important breakthrough in the efficient and cost-effective provision of isotopes. These are the three forms in which hydrogen occurs in nature - as protium, deuterium or tritium. The international team of researchers has taken a big step towards realising its dream of separating hydrogen isotopes at room temperature at low cost. The team’s findings have just been published in the flagship journal Chemical Science.
Protium, or hydrogen-1, is the most common form of hydrogen. ...
