Methods of separating short half-life radionuclides from a mixtu

Details Methods of separating short half-life radionuclides from a mixtu Methods of separating short half-life radionuclides from a mixtu

1996-12-13

1998-09-15

Mai, Ngoclan

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound

Radioactive metal

423 6, 423249, 250432PD, 376189, C22B 6002

Patent

active

058093940

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a method of obtaining a radionuclide product selected from the group consisting of .sup.223 Ra and .sup.225 Ac, from a radionuclide "cow" of .sup.227 Ac or .sup.229 Th respectively. The method comprises the steps of a) permitting ingrowth of at least one radionuclide daughter from said radionuclide "cow" forming an ingrown mixture; b) insuring that the ingrown mixture is a nitric acid ingrown mixture; c) passing the nitric acid ingrown mixture through a first nitrate form ion exchange column which permits separating the "cow" from at least one radionuclide daughter; d) insuring that the at least one radionuclide daughter contains the radionuclide product; e) passing the at least one radionuclide daughter through a second ion exchange column and separating the at least one radionuclide daughter from the radionuclide product and f) recycling the at least one radionuclide daughter by adding it to the "cow". In one embodiment the radionuclide "cow" is the .sup.227 Ac, the at least one daughter radionuclide is a .sup.227 Th and the product radionuclide is the .sup.223 Ra and the first nitrate form ion exchange column passes the .sup.227 Ac and retains the .sup.227 Th. In another embodiment the radionuclide "cow"is the .sup.229 Th, the at least one daughter radionuclide is a .sup.225 Ra and said product radionuclide is the .sup.225 Ac and the .sup.225 Ac and nitrate form ion exchange column retains the .sup.229 Th and passes the .sup.225 Ra/Ac.

REFERENCES:
H.W. Kirby, "Residue Adsorption-III Mutual Separation of 227Ac, 227th and .sup.223 Ra". J. inorg. nucl. Chem. 1969, vol. 31, pp. 3375-3385.
Davidson W.F., et al, "The Gamma-Ray Spectrum of .sup.227 Th", Nuclear Physics, (1968) 342-362.

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