%0 Journal Article %T ENRICHMENT OF OXYGEN-18 ISOTOPE BY FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION %A Erhan Aksu %A Filiz Karacan %A Haydar Di£¿budak %A Mahmut Eken %A Selen Nimet G¨¹rb¨¹z G¨¹ner %J - %D 2018 %X In the scope present study, fractional water distillation column operating under vacuum, with a height of 200 cm and a diameter of 3 cm, was designed and manufactured from Pyrex glass. Column was operated at an evaporation/condensation rate of 120-140 ml/min and a feed flow rate of 0.5-10 ml/min at 52 ¡ãC under -0.8 bar vacuum pressure. Oxygen-18 isotope ratios were determined using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IR-MS). Results of the IR-MS analysis indicated that maximum relative O-18 isotope enrichment in distilled natural water was 28-90 ppm %K Kararl£¿ £¿zotop %K Oksijen-18 %K Fraksiyonel Destilasyon (dam£¿tma) %K £¿zotop Zenginle£¿tirme %K Vakum Destilasyonu %U http://dergipark.org.tr/tjns/issue/37845/421064