The Radiochemistry of Zirconium and Hafnium

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4178233· OSTI ID:4178233

Steinberg, Ellis P. ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

An intensive treatment is presented on the chemistry of Zr and Hf. Their solution chemistry is not well known because of colloid formation, hydrolysis, and polymerization. Coprecipitation of tracer Zr and Hf and the complexing ability of various chemicals for Zr are discussed together with several chelating agents. The extractabilities of ethyl ether, hexone, butyl phosphates, and trialkylphosphine oxides for Zr and Hf are given. Zr and Hf may be separated from each other and other metals by ion exchange, and methods for such separations are given. Counting and radiochemical procedures for the determination of Zr and Hf and separation from fission products are given. In particular, methods are given for the isolation of Zr from uranyl nitrate and from the Y⁸⁹(d,2n) reaction. A bibliography of 52 references is given, and 13 more are given as general reviews of the inorganic and analytical chemistry of Zr and Hf.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
• NSA Number: NSA-14-021489
• OSTI ID: 4178233
• Report Number(s): NAS-NS-3011
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Nuclear Science Series. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
BUTYL PHOSPHATES
CHELATES
COLLOIDS
COMPLEXES
ETHERS
FISSION PRODUCTS
HAFNIUM
HYDROLYSIS
ION EXCHANGE
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PHOSPHINES
POLYMERIZATION
PRECIPITATION
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOCHEMISTRY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUTIONS
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
TRACER TECHNIQUES
URANYL NITRATES
YTTRIUM 89
ZIRCONIUM