Isotopic generator for bismuth-212 and lead-212 from radium
In an isotopic generator system, a method of using thorium-228 supply material disposed in a radiologically controlled portion of the system for producing radionuclides of bismuth-212 and lead-212 in a cation exchange resin bed, comprising the steps of: (a) separating radium-224 from a solution of thorium-228 supply material in an approximately 8 molar nitric acid in the radiologically contained portion by passing the solution through a strongly basic anion exchange resin; (b) transferring the radium-224 to the cation exchange resin bed from the radiologically contained portion; (c) producing the bismuth-212 and lead-212 radionuclides by decay of the Radium-224 in the cation-exchange resin bed; and (d) eluting the bismuth-212 and lead-212 from the cation exchange resin bed with th acid.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4663129
- OSTI ID:
- 6508351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ANIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BISMUTH 212
BISMUTH ISOTOPES
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DECAY
DISSOLUTION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
ION EXCHANGE
IONS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
ISOTOPES
LEACHING
LEAD 212
LEAD ISOTOPES
NITRIC ACID
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
RADIOISOTOPE GENERATORS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIUM 224
RADIUM ISOTOPES
RESINS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
THORIUM 228
THORIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES