Method of producing .sup.67 Cu
Abstract
A method of producing carrier-free .sup.67 Cu by proton spallation combined with subsequent chemical separation and purification is disclosed. A target consisting essentially of pressed zinc oxide is irradiated with a high energy, high current proton beam to produce a variety of spallogenic nuclides, including .sup.67 Cu and other copper isotopes. The irradiated target is dissolved in a concentrated acid solution to which a palladium salt is added. In accordance with the preferred method, the spallogenic copper is twice coprecipitated with palladium, once with metallic zinc as the precipitating agent and once with hydrogen sulfide as the precipitating agent. The palladium/copper precipitate is then dissolved in an acid solution and the copper is separated from the palladium by liquid chromatography on an anion exchange resin.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865279
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4487738
- 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:
- method; producing; 67; cu; carrier-free; proton; spallation; combined; subsequent; chemical; separation; purification; disclosed; target; consisting; essentially; pressed; zinc; oxide; irradiated; energy; current; beam; produce; variety; spallogenic; nuclides; including; copper; isotopes; dissolved; concentrated; acid; solution; palladium; salt; added; accordance; preferred; twice; coprecipitated; metallic; precipitating; agent; hydrogen; sulfide; precipitate; separated; liquid; chromatography; anion; exchange; resin; liquid chromatograph; precipitating agent; irradiated target; preferred method; proton beam; anion exchange; acid solution; zinc oxide; exchange resin; consisting essentially; hydrogen sulfide; liquid chromatography; chemical separation; concentrated acid; subsequent chemical; /376/210/423/976/
Citation Formats
O'Brien, Jr., Harold A., Barnes, John W, Taylor, Wayne A, Thomas, Kenneth E, and Bentley, Glenn E. Method of producing .sup.67 Cu. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
O'Brien, Jr., Harold A., Barnes, John W, Taylor, Wayne A, Thomas, Kenneth E, & Bentley, Glenn E. Method of producing .sup.67 Cu. United States.
O'Brien, Jr., Harold A., Barnes, John W, Taylor, Wayne A, Thomas, Kenneth E, and Bentley, Glenn E. 1984.
"Method of producing .sup.67 Cu". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865279.
@article{osti_865279,
title = {Method of producing .sup.67 Cu},
author = {O'Brien, Jr., Harold A. and Barnes, John W and Taylor, Wayne A and Thomas, Kenneth E and Bentley, Glenn E},
abstractNote = {A method of producing carrier-free .sup.67 Cu by proton spallation combined with subsequent chemical separation and purification is disclosed. A target consisting essentially of pressed zinc oxide is irradiated with a high energy, high current proton beam to produce a variety of spallogenic nuclides, including .sup.67 Cu and other copper isotopes. The irradiated target is dissolved in a concentrated acid solution to which a palladium salt is added. In accordance with the preferred method, the spallogenic copper is twice coprecipitated with palladium, once with metallic zinc as the precipitating agent and once with hydrogen sulfide as the precipitating agent. The palladium/copper precipitate is then dissolved in an acid solution and the copper is separated from the palladium by liquid chromatography on an anion exchange resin.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/865279},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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