PURIFICATION OF Pm$sup 147$ FROM FISSION-PRODUCED RARE EARTHS
Promethium is purified from inactive and radioactive long-lived fission- produced rare earths by the use of Dowex 50 or Nalcite HCR cation exchangers and organic eluants. Americium and promethium, having hydrated ionic radii of the same size, are contained in the same fraction of the eluate. Promethium is purified from americium by adsorbing both elements on Dowex 1 (thiocyanate form) and eluting promethium from the resin with ammonium thiocyanate solution. Equllibrium studies were made in order to determine distribution coefficients of the long-lived radioactive rare earths. Elution curves based on analyses of solutions removed from anion and cation exchangers verify the relative values of the distribution coefficients. From Dowex 1 resin, rare earths 58 through 63 elute with ammonium thiocyanate in the order of increasing atomic number. Conditions are established for the expansion of the present 50- to 100-curie- level processing to levels of 1000 to 5000 curies. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-009550
- OSTI ID:
- 4194206
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL-2843
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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