Actinium radioisotope products of enhanced purity

Details Actinium radioisotope products of enhanced purity Actinium radioisotope products of enhanced purity

2006-04-03

2010-06-15

Bos, Steven (Department: 1793)

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Radioactive

C423S003000, C424S001110

Reexamination Certificate

active

07736610

ABSTRACT:
A product includes actinium-225 (225Ac) and less than about 1 microgram (μg) of iron (Fe) per millicurie (mCi) of actinium-225. The product may have a radioisotopic purity of greater than about 99.99 atomic percent (at %) actinium-225 and daughter isotopes of actinium-225, and may be formed by a method that includes providing a radioisotope mixture solution comprising at least one of uranium-233 (233U) and thorium-229 (229Th), extracting the at least one of uranium-233 and thorium-229 into an organic phase, substantially continuously contacting the organic phase with an aqueous phase, substantially continuously extracting actinium-225 into the aqueous phase, and purifying the actinium-225 from the aqueous phase. In some embodiments, the product may include less than about 1 nanogram (ng) of iron per millicurie (mCi) of actinium-225, and may include less than about 1 microgram (μg) each of magnesium (Mg), Chromium (Cr), and manganese (Mn) per millicurie (mCi) of actinium-225.

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