Recovery of germanium-68 from irradiated targets
Abstract
A process for selective separation of germanium-68 from proton irradiated molybdenum targets is provided and includes dissolving the molybdenum target in a hydrogen peroxide solution to form a first ion-containing solution, contacting the first ion-containing solution with a cationic resin whereby ions selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, niobium, technetium, selenium, vanadium, arsenic, germanium, zirconium and rubidium remain in a second ion-containing solution while ions selected from the group consisting of rubidium, zinc, beryllium, cobalt, iron, manganese, chromium, strontium, yttrium and zirconium are selectively adsorbed by the first resin, adjusting the pH of the second ion-containing solution to within a range of from about 0.7 to about 3.0, adjusting the soluble metal halide concentration in the second ion-containing solution to a level adapted for subsequent separation of germanium, contacting the pH-adjusted, soluble metal halide-containing second ion-containing solution with a dextran-based material whereby germanium ions are separated by the dextran-based material, and recovering the germanium from the dextran-based material, preferably by distillation.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- (Los Alamos, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868682
- Patent Number(s):
- 5190735
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- recovery; germanium-68; irradiated; targets; process; selective; separation; proton; molybdenum; provided; dissolving; target; hydrogen; peroxide; solution; form; ion-containing; contacting; cationic; resin; whereby; selected; consisting; niobium; technetium; selenium; vanadium; arsenic; germanium; zirconium; rubidium; remain; zinc; beryllium; cobalt; iron; manganese; chromium; strontium; yttrium; selectively; adsorbed; adjusting; ph; range; soluble; metal; halide; concentration; level; adapted; subsequent; ph-adjusted; halide-containing; dextran-based; material; separated; recovering; preferably; distillation; subsequent separation; cationic resin; material whereby; irradiated molybdenum; irradiated target; hydrogen peroxide; selective separation; metal halide; ion-containing solution; soluble metal; dextran-based material; resin whereby; proton irradiated; rubidium remain; selectively adsorbed; molybdenum targets; molybdenum target; peroxide solution; containing solution; irradiated targets; oxide solution; /423/210/376/
Citation Formats
Phillips, Dennis R, Jamriska, Sr., David J., and Hamilton, Virginia T. Recovery of germanium-68 from irradiated targets. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Phillips, Dennis R, Jamriska, Sr., David J., & Hamilton, Virginia T. Recovery of germanium-68 from irradiated targets. United States.
Phillips, Dennis R, Jamriska, Sr., David J., and Hamilton, Virginia T. Fri .
"Recovery of germanium-68 from irradiated targets". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868682.
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title = {Recovery of germanium-68 from irradiated targets},
author = {Phillips, Dennis R and Jamriska, Sr., David J. and Hamilton, Virginia T},
abstractNote = {A process for selective separation of germanium-68 from proton irradiated molybdenum targets is provided and includes dissolving the molybdenum target in a hydrogen peroxide solution to form a first ion-containing solution, contacting the first ion-containing solution with a cationic resin whereby ions selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, niobium, technetium, selenium, vanadium, arsenic, germanium, zirconium and rubidium remain in a second ion-containing solution while ions selected from the group consisting of rubidium, zinc, beryllium, cobalt, iron, manganese, chromium, strontium, yttrium and zirconium are selectively adsorbed by the first resin, adjusting the pH of the second ion-containing solution to within a range of from about 0.7 to about 3.0, adjusting the soluble metal halide concentration in the second ion-containing solution to a level adapted for subsequent separation of germanium, contacting the pH-adjusted, soluble metal halide-containing second ion-containing solution with a dextran-based material whereby germanium ions are separated by the dextran-based material, and recovering the germanium from the dextran-based material, preferably by distillation.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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Works referenced in this record:
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- Mirzadeh, S.; Kahn, M.; Grant, P. M.
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