Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation
Abstract
Micro concentrations of .sup.68 Ga in secular equilibrium with .sup.68 Ge in strong aqueous HCl solution may readily be separated in ionic form from the .sup.68 Ge for biomedical use by evaporating the solution to dryness and then leaching the .sup.68 Ga from the container walls with dilute aqueous solutions of HCl or NaCl. The chloro-germanide produced during the evaporation may be quantitatively recovered to be used again as a source of .sup.68 Ga. If the solution is distilled to remove any oxidizing agents which may be present as impurities, the separation factor may easily exceed 10.sup.5. The separation is easily completed and the .sup.68 Ga made available in ionic form in 30 minutes or less.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Los Alamos, NM
- (Los Alamos, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863789
- Patent Number(s):
- 4248730
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- evaporation-based; 68; separation; micro; concentrations; secular; equilibrium; strong; aqueous; hcl; solution; readily; separated; ionic; form; biomedical; evaporating; dryness; leaching; container; walls; dilute; solutions; nacl; chloro-germanide; produced; evaporation; quantitatively; recovered; source; distilled; remove; oxidizing; agents; impurities; factor; easily; exceed; 10; completed; available; 30; minutes; aqueous solution; aqueous solutions; oxidizing agent; dilute aqueous; container wall; secular equilibrium; separation factor; container walls; aqueous hcl; ionic form; hcl solution; oxidizing agen; /423/424/976/
Citation Formats
Mirzadeh, Saed, Whipple, Richard E, Grant, Patrick M, and O'Brien, Jr., Harold A. Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web.
Mirzadeh, Saed, Whipple, Richard E, Grant, Patrick M, & O'Brien, Jr., Harold A. Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation. United States.
Mirzadeh, Saed, Whipple, Richard E, Grant, Patrick M, and O'Brien, Jr., Harold A. Thu .
"Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863789.
@article{osti_863789,
title = {Evaporation-based Ge/.sup.68 Ga Separation},
author = {Mirzadeh, Saed and Whipple, Richard E and Grant, Patrick M and O'Brien, Jr., Harold A.},
abstractNote = {Micro concentrations of .sup.68 Ga in secular equilibrium with .sup.68 Ge in strong aqueous HCl solution may readily be separated in ionic form from the .sup.68 Ge for biomedical use by evaporating the solution to dryness and then leaching the .sup.68 Ga from the container walls with dilute aqueous solutions of HCl or NaCl. The chloro-germanide produced during the evaporation may be quantitatively recovered to be used again as a source of .sup.68 Ga. If the solution is distilled to remove any oxidizing agents which may be present as impurities, the separation factor may easily exceed 10.sup.5. The separation is easily completed and the .sup.68 Ga made available in ionic form in 30 minutes or less.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {1}
}
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