In:
Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 7, No. 1 ( 2017-08-15)
Abstract:
A new method has been developed for the isolation of 223,224,225 Ra, in high yield and purity, from a proton irradiated 232 Th matrix. Herein we report an all-aqueous process using multiple solid-supported adsorption steps including a citrate chelation method developed to remove 〉 99.9% of the barium contaminants by activity from the final radium product. A procedure involving the use of three columns in succession was developed, and the separation of 223,224,225 Ra from the thorium matrix was obtained with an overall recovery yield of 91 ± 3%, average radiochemical purity of 99.9%, and production yields that correspond to physical yields based on previously measured excitation functions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2045-2322
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-017-08506-9
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2615211-3
Permalink