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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to helium, hydrogen, deuterium (D2), krypton, xenon, neon, and argon in liquid, gaseous, supercritical, and / or two-phase states having a boiling point Pe. A method for purifying a cryogenic fluid selected from the group consisting of at least one impurity having a boiling point of Pe 1 , wherein Pe 1 <Pe, wherein at least one impurity in a solid state is removed by a mechanical filter. Filtering, and adsorbing at least one liquid or gaseous impurity, wherein at least a portion of the at least partially purified cryogenic fluid is recovered, said fluid comprising at most about A method for purifying a cryogenic fluid containing 1 ppb of the impurity. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the method. |