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Title: Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation

Abstract

Micro concentrations of .sup.68 Ga in secular equilibrium with .sup.68 Ge in strong aqueous HCl solution may readily be separated in ionic form from the .sup.68 Ge for biomedical use by evaporating the solution to dryness and then leaching the .sup.68 Ga from the container walls with dilute aqueous solutions of HCl or NaCl. The chloro-germanide produced during the evaporation may be quantitatively recovered to be used again as a source of .sup.68 Ga. If the solution is distilled to remove any oxidizing agents which may be present as impurities, the separation factor may easily exceed 10.sup.5. The separation is easily completed and the .sup.68 Ga made available in ionic form in 30 minutes or less.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
  2. Los Alamos, NM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863789
Patent Number(s):
US 4248730
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
evaporation-based; 68; separation; micro; concentrations; secular; equilibrium; strong; aqueous; hcl; solution; readily; separated; ionic; form; biomedical; evaporating; dryness; leaching; container; walls; dilute; solutions; nacl; chloro-germanide; produced; evaporation; quantitatively; recovered; source; distilled; remove; oxidizing; agents; impurities; factor; easily; exceed; 10; completed; available; 30; minutes; aqueous solution; aqueous solutions; oxidizing agent; dilute aqueous; container wall; secular equilibrium; separation factor; container walls; aqueous hcl; ionic form; hcl solution; oxidizing agen; /423/424/976/

Citation Formats

Mirzadeh, Saed, Whipple, Richard E, Grant, Patrick M, and O'Brien, Jr., Harold A. Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Mirzadeh, Saed, Whipple, Richard E, Grant, Patrick M, & O'Brien, Jr., Harold A. Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation. United States.
Mirzadeh, Saed, Whipple, Richard E, Grant, Patrick M, and O'Brien, Jr., Harold A. 1981. "Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863789.
@article{osti_863789,
title = {Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation},
author = {Mirzadeh, Saed and Whipple, Richard E and Grant, Patrick M and O'Brien, Jr., Harold A.},
abstractNote = {Micro concentrations of .sup.68 Ga in secular equilibrium with .sup.68 Ge in strong aqueous HCl solution may readily be separated in ionic form from the .sup.68 Ge for biomedical use by evaporating the solution to dryness and then leaching the .sup.68 Ga from the container walls with dilute aqueous solutions of HCl or NaCl. The chloro-germanide produced during the evaporation may be quantitatively recovered to be used again as a source of .sup.68 Ga. If the solution is distilled to remove any oxidizing agents which may be present as impurities, the separation factor may easily exceed 10.sup.5. The separation is easily completed and the .sup.68 Ga made available in ionic form in 30 minutes or less.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/863789}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}