Compact automated apparatus for rapid astatine recovery from nitric acid media: Design, application, and impurity characterization

Tereshatov, Evgeny E.; Burns, Jonathan D.; Schultz, Steven J.; McCann, Laura A.; McIntosh, Lauren A.; Tabacaru, Gabriel C.; Berko, Matthew; Engelthaler, Emily; Hannaman, Andrew; Harvey, Bryan; Lofton, Kylie; Tabacaru, Alexandra; Tobin, Zachary; Yennello, Sherry J.

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.136176

Compact automated apparatus for rapid astatine recovery from nitric acid media: Design, application, and impurity characterization

Journal Article · Mon Apr 04 04:00:00 EDT 2022 · Chemical Engineering Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136176· OSTI ID:1976929

^[1]; ^[2]; Schultz, Steven J. ^[3]; McCann, Laura A. ^[3]; ^[3]; Tabacaru, Gabriel C. ^[3]; Berko, Matthew ^[4]; Engelthaler, Emily ^[5]; Hannaman, Andrew ^[3]; Harvey, Bryan ^[3]; Lofton, Kylie ^[3]; Tabacaru, Alexandra ^[3]; Tobin, Zachary ^[3]; ^[3]

Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (United States); OSTI
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (United States)
Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (United States)
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (United States)
University of Dallas, Irving, TX (United States)

We report automation of irradiated bismuth target dissolution and astatine recovery from nitric acid media has been achieved at Texas A&M University. This process can be controlled remotely; it does not require any chemical treatment or evaporation of dissolution solution prior to the separation of above-mentioned elements on an extraction chromatography column, making the final product ready within 20 min. The accompanying radio-impurities have been identified and successfully separated from astatine, leading to greater than 99% radiopurity of the desired fractions. The system consists of only one pump and a set of LabVIEW controlled valves, and allows the connection of up to 10 different columns, providing the opportunity to prepare a variety of air dry columns, which can be different column geometries, containing astatine ready for further chemistry or shipment to desired facilities.

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Research Organization:: Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF); University of Alabama

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-93ER40773; NA0003841; SC0020958

OSTI ID:: 1976929

Journal Information:: Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Name: Chemical Engineering Journal Journal Issue: P1 Vol. 442; ISSN 1385-8947

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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