Separation of actinium-227 and its daughter radium-223 from phosphogypsum

Autor: Mohamad Hassan, Jamal Al Abdullah, Yusr Amin, Amer Nashawati, Mohamad Anas Al-Howary, Mohammad Said Al-Masri, Waffa Al-Masri, Yasser Al-Khateeb
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 325:463-470
ISSN: 1588-2780
0236-5731
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07251-0
Popis: A new method for separation and purification of 227Ac and 223Ra from phosphogypsum was developed. 227Ac was leached from phosphogypsum using nitric acid solution (3 mol L−1), and purified using Dowex 1 × 8 and Dowex 50wx8 ion exchangers. The maximum separation recovery was about 86%. 223Ra was separated from the purified 227Th/227Ac solution using UTEVA resin, while RE resin was used to separate 227Ac from the mixture. The method can be used in the preparation of a source with an activity concentration of 10 kBq of 227Ac, by leaching one ton of phosphogypsum containing 11 Bq kg−1 of 227Ac.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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