Purification process for .sup.153Gd produced in natural europium targets

Johnsen, Amanda M; Soderquist, Chuck Z; McNamara, Bruce K; Risher, Darrell R

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Title: Purification process for .sup.153Gd produced in natural europium targets

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An alteration of the traditional zinc/zinc-amalgam reduction procedure which eliminates both the hazardous mercury and dangerous hydrogen gas generation. In order to avoid the presence of water and hydrated protons in the working solution, which can oxidize Eu.sup.2+ and cause hydrogen gas production, a process utilizing methanol as the process solvent is described. While methanol presents some flammability hazard in a radiological hot cell, it can be better managed and is less of a flammability hazard than hydrogen gas generation.

Inventors:: Johnsen, Amanda M; Soderquist, Chuck Z; McNamara, Bruce K; Risher, Darrell R

Issue Date:: Tue Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1083435

Patent Number(s):: 8425654

Application Number:: 13/212,711

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01F - COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B01J39/05 - in the strongly acidic form
B01J49/53 - for cationic exchangers

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01F - COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS
C01F17/224 - Oxides or hydroxides of lanthanides
C01F17/271 - Chlorides
C01F17/282 - Sulfates

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
G21G1/06 - by neutron irradiation
G21G2001/0094 - {Other isotopes not provided for in the groups listed above}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC05-76RLO1830

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

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                    Johnsen, Amanda M, Soderquist, Chuck Z, McNamara, Bruce K, and Risher, Darrell R. Purification process for .sup.153Gd produced in natural europium targets.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Johnsen, Amanda M, Soderquist, Chuck Z, McNamara, Bruce K, & Risher, Darrell R. Purification process for .sup.153Gd produced in natural europium targets.  United States.

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Comparative liquid-liquid extraction behaviour of europium (II) and europium (III) journal, April 1962

Studies on europium separation from a middle rare earth concentrate by in situ zinc reduction technique journal, November 2005

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In situ generation of fluorescent macrocyclic europium(II) complexes via zinc reduction
journal, December 2009

Anion Exchange Separation of Rare Earths in Methanol-Nitric Acid Mixed Solutions I. Study on the Distribution Coefficients and Column Elution Method
journal, September 1972

Europium separation from a middle rare earths concentrate derived from Egyptian black sand monazite
journal, May 2007

Cation-exchange isolation and ICP-AES determination of rare earth elements in geological silicate materials
journal, March 1997

The separation of europium from a middle rare earth concentrate by combined chemical reduction, precipitation and solvent-extraction methods
journal, January 1996

Applications of solvent extraction in the high-yield multi-process reduction/separation of Eu from excess Sm
journal, May 2008

A study on the photo-reductive precipitation rate of europium sulfate from rare earth mixture by addition of hydrogen peroxide
journal, March 2002

γ-Induced reduction of Eu(III) in aqueous solution
journal, September 1989

Selective Eu(III) Electro‐Reduction and Subsequent Separation of Eu(II) from Rare Earths(III) via HDEHP Impregnated Resin
journal, June 2007

Comparative liquid-liquid extraction behaviour of europium (II) and europium (III)
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Studies on europium separation from a middle rare earth concentrate by in situ zinc reduction technique
journal, November 2005

Recovery of europium by chemical reduction of a commercial solution of europium and Gadolinium chlorides
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