Document Details
Title:
ELECTRODEPOSITION OF ALPHA-EMITTING NUCLIDES FROM A MIXED OXALATE-CHLORIDE ELECTROLYTE ( ANAL. CHEM., VOL. 44, NO. 2, FEBRUARY, 1972 )
Author(s):
PUPHAL, K W [* AEC-IDAHO OPERATIONS OFFICE]; OLSEN, D R [* AEC-IDAHO OPERATIONS OFFICE]
Subject Terms:
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM 239; AMERICIUM 241; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THORIUM 230; URANIUM 233; CERIUM 144; BISMUTH 207; POLONIUM 210; ACTINIUM 228; THORIUM 234; PROTACTINIUM 231; URANIUM 232; NEPTUNIUM 237; CURIUM 244; CALIFORNIUM 252
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1972 Feb 28
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0006
Accession Number:
NV0067452
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
A METHOD IS DESCRIBED FOR ELECTRODEPOSITING VARIOUS ALPHA-EMITTING NUC LIDES, SINGLY OR IN COMBINATION, ONTO A STAINLESS STEEL CATHODE. THE N UCLIDES ARE DEPOSITED AS HYDROXIDES TO BETTER THAN 98 PERCENT IN 50 MI NUTES FROM AN AMMONIUM CHORIDE-AMMONIUM OXALATE ELECTROLYTE. THE OPTIM UM CONDITIONS WERE DETERMINED BY STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF TIME, CURRENT , ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION, ELECTRODE SPACING, PH, AND THE EFFECT OF HYDROXYLAMINE AS A REDUCING AGENT. ADDITIONAL STUDIES INCLUDE ELECTROL YTE VARIATION WITH STRONG ORGANIC ACIDS AND A DIVERSE ION STUDY OF VAR IOUS ANIONS AND CATIONS. THE USE OF A CHELATING AGENT REDUCED THE INTE RFERENCE OF SOME CATIONS AND GREATLY IMPROVED THE YIELD AND PRECISION OF SEVERAL NUCLIDES. FLUORIDE MARKEDLY ALLEVIATED THE INTERFERENCE CAU SED BY IRON, ALUMINUM, NATURAL THORIUM AND ZIRCONIUM.