Isothermal gas chromatography of chlorides of Zr and Hf as Rf homologs

An isothermal chromatographic apparatus was developed for the on-line experiments of super heavy elements in gas phase. As a model of Rf, we investigated the gas phase chemistry of Zr and Hf chlorides. The dependence of the reaction efficiency on temperature was examined. It was found that about 80% of Zr and Hf reacted with chlorinating gas at 900 °C. Adsorption enthalpies of Zr and Hf chlorides were deduced from the isothermal chromatograph by the Monte Carlo simulation based on the microscopic model proposed by Zvara.