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Type 5A molecular sieves (MS) have been demonstrated to remove radon from SF$_6$ gas. This is important for ultra-sensitive SF$_6$ gas-based directional dark matter and related rare-event physics experiments, as radon can provide a source of unwanted background events. Unfortunately, commercially available sieves intrinsically emanate radon at levels not suitable for ultra-sensitive physics experiments. A method to produce a low radioactive MS has been developed in Nihon University (NU). In this work, we explore the feasibility of the NU-developed 5A type MS for use in such experiments. A comparison with a commercially available Sigma-Aldrich 5A type MS was made. The comparison was done by calculating a parameter indicating the amount of radon intrinsically emanated by the MS per unit radon captured from SF$_6$ gas. The measurements were made using a specially adapted DURRIDGE RAD7 radon detector. The NU-developed 5A MS emanated radon up to 61$pm$9$%$ less per radon captured (2.1$pm$0.1)$times 10^{-3}$, compared to the commercial Sigma-Aldrich MS (5.4$pm$0.4)$times 10^{-3}$, making it a better candidate for use in a radon filtration setup for future ultra-sensitive SF$_6$ gas based experiments.
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