Simultaneous Separation of Actinium and Radium Isotopes from a Proton Irradiated Thorium Matrix
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· Scientific Reports
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Chemistry Division
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
A new method has been developed for the isolation of 223,224,225Ra, in high yield and purity, from a proton irradiated 232Th matrix. Herein we report an all-aqueous process using multiple solid-supported adsorption steps including a citrate chelation method developed to remove >99.9% of the barium contaminants by activity from the final radium product. A procedure involving the use of three columns in succession was developed, and the separation of 223,224,225Ra from the thorium matrix was obtained with an overall recovery yield of 91 ± 3%, average radiochemical purity of 99.9%, and production yields that correspond to physical yields based on previously measured excitation functions.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396; AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1396129
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1491311
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-17-23916
- Journal Information:
- Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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