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Title: Separation of strontium from fecal matter

Abstract

A method of separating strontium from a sample of biomass potentially contaminated with various radionuclides. After the sample is reduced, dissociated, and carried on a first precipitate of actinides, the first precipitate is removed to leave a supernate. Next, oxalic acid is added to the supernate to cause a second precipitate of strontium and calcium. Then, after separating the second precipitate, nitric acid is added to the second precipitate to cause a third precipitate of strontium. The calcium remains in solution and is discarded to leave essentially the precipitate of strontium.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
WESTINGHOUSE IDAHO NUCLEAR CO
OSTI Identifier:
869689
Patent Number(s):
5378631
Assignee:
United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-84ID12435
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
separation; strontium; fecal; matter; method; separating; sample; biomass; potentially; contaminated; various; radionuclides; reduced; dissociated; carried; precipitate; actinides; removed; leave; supernate; oxalic; acid; added; calcium; nitric; third; remains; solution; discarded; essentially; oxalic acid; nitric acid; /436/

Citation Formats

Kester, Dianne K. Separation of strontium from fecal matter. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kester, Dianne K. Separation of strontium from fecal matter. United States.
Kester, Dianne K. Sun . "Separation of strontium from fecal matter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869689.
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abstractNote = {A method of separating strontium from a sample of biomass potentially contaminated with various radionuclides. After the sample is reduced, dissociated, and carried on a first precipitate of actinides, the first precipitate is removed to leave a supernate. Next, oxalic acid is added to the supernate to cause a second precipitate of strontium and calcium. Then, after separating the second precipitate, nitric acid is added to the second precipitate to cause a third precipitate of strontium. The calcium remains in solution and is discarded to leave essentially the precipitate of strontium.},
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year = {1995},
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Works referenced in this record:

Determination of strontium-89 and -90 in soil with total sample decomposition
journal, October 1979