Determination of 99Tc in fresh water using TRU resin by ICP-MS

Autor: Sheila Kramer-Tremblay, Nimal de Silva, Jack Cornett, Nicolas Guérin, Xiongxin Dai, Remi Riopel
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Analytica Chimica Acta. 988:114-120
ISSN: 0003-2670
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.08.013
Popis: Technetium-99 ( 99 Tc) determination at trace level by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is challenging because there is no readily available appropriate Tc isotopic tracer. A new method using Re as a recovery tracer to determine 99 Tc in fresh water samples, which does not require any evaporation step, was developed. Tc(VII) and Re(VII) were pre-concentrated on a small anion exchange resin (AER) cartridge from one litre of water sample. They were then efficiently eluted from the AER using a potassium permanganate (KMnO 4 ) solution. After the reduction of KMnO 4 in 2 M sulfuric acid solution, the sample was passed through a small TRU resin cartridge. Tc(VII) and Re(VII) retained on the TRU resin were eluted using near boiling water, which can be directly used for the ICP-MS measurement. The results for method optimisation, validation and application were reported.
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