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Automated 90Sr Separation and Preconcentration in a Lab-on-Valve System at Ppq Level
Published on: June 6, 2018
Separation of 90Y from 90Sr using zirconium vanadate as the ion exchanger
K Roy1, P K Mohapatra, N Rawat
1Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan 713 104, India.
Abstract:
The sorption and desorption behaviour of several radionuclides, including 241Am, 152,154Eu, 233U, 137Cs, 90Sr and 90Y was studied under varying acidities using zirconium vanadate as ion exchanger. The sorption follows the order: Cs > Eu > Am >Y > U, while Sr was not taken up by the ion exchanger. A radiochemical separation scheme for the 90Y daughter from its 90Sr parent using zirconium vanadate ion exchanger has been developed. The exchanger was synthesized and characterized in our laboratory.
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