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Title: Use of Chelex-100 for selectively removing Y-90 from its parent Sr-90

Abstract

A method for selectively removing yttrium-90 from its parent strontium-90 contained in an environmental sample includes loading the sample onto a column containing a chelating ion-exchange resin capable of retaining yttrium-90; washing the column with a solution capable of removing strontium, calcium, and other contaminants from the yttrium-90 fraction retained on the column; removing excess acetate salts from the column; eluting yttrium-90 solution from the column and adjusting the pH of this solution to about 2.7; filtering the yttrium-90 solution and weighing this solution for gravimetric yield; and, counting the yttrium-90 containing solution with a radiological counter for a time sufficient to achieve the statistical accuracy desired. It is preferred that the chelating ion-exchange resin is a bidente ligand having the chemical name iminodiacetic acid mounted on a divinyl benzene substrate, converted from sodium form to ammonia form.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
WESTINGHOUSE IDAHO NUCLEAR CO
OSTI Identifier:
870313
Patent Number(s):
5494647
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
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
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-84ID12435
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
chelex-100; selectively; removing; y-90; parent; sr-90; method; yttrium-90; strontium-90; contained; environmental; sample; loading; column; containing; chelating; ion-exchange; resin; capable; retaining; washing; solution; strontium; calcium; contaminants; fraction; retained; excess; acetate; salts; eluting; adjusting; ph; filtering; weighing; gravimetric; yield; counting; radiological; counter; time; sufficient; achieve; statistical; accuracy; desired; preferred; bidente; ligand; chemical; name; iminodiacetic; acid; mounted; divinyl; benzene; substrate; converted; sodium; form; ammonia; solution capable; environmental sample; acetic acid; selectively removing; time sufficient; exchange resin; column containing; ion-exchange resin; removing excess; acetate salts; sodium form; containing solution; iminodiacetic acid; divinyl benzene; /423/

Citation Formats

Huntley, Mark W. Use of Chelex-100 for selectively removing Y-90 from its parent Sr-90. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Huntley, Mark W. Use of Chelex-100 for selectively removing Y-90 from its parent Sr-90. United States.
Huntley, Mark W. Mon . "Use of Chelex-100 for selectively removing Y-90 from its parent Sr-90". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870313.
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title = {Use of Chelex-100 for selectively removing Y-90 from its parent Sr-90},
author = {Huntley, Mark W},
abstractNote = {A method for selectively removing yttrium-90 from its parent strontium-90 contained in an environmental sample includes loading the sample onto a column containing a chelating ion-exchange resin capable of retaining yttrium-90; washing the column with a solution capable of removing strontium, calcium, and other contaminants from the yttrium-90 fraction retained on the column; removing excess acetate salts from the column; eluting yttrium-90 solution from the column and adjusting the pH of this solution to about 2.7; filtering the yttrium-90 solution and weighing this solution for gravimetric yield; and, counting the yttrium-90 containing solution with a radiological counter for a time sufficient to achieve the statistical accuracy desired. It is preferred that the chelating ion-exchange resin is a bidente ligand having the chemical name iminodiacetic acid mounted on a divinyl benzene substrate, converted from sodium form to ammonia form.},
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Works referenced in this record:

New process makes high-purity yttrium-90
journal, August 1990