Evaluation of SynPhase Lanterns for capturing Ac-225 from bulk thorium

Jonathan Fitzsimmons, Bryna Torre, Bryan Foley, Roy Copping, David E. Hill, Saed Mirzadeh, Cathy S. Cutler, Leonard Mausner, Dmitri Medvedev

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Abstract

Proton irradiation of a thorium (Th) target can produce Actinium-225 (Ac-225), but the irradiated thorium fissions results in the production of 100’s of other isotopes. SynPhase Lanterns containing sulfonic acid groups were evaluated for the purification of Ac-225 from Th and other fission metals. The SynPhase Lanterns were able to quantitatively and selectively capture Ac-225 and lanthanum (La) over Th. A second purification step would be needed to purify Ac-225 from trace amounts of Th and other fission products. The results from these studies were compared to similar studies performed with cation exchange resins, and the resins were superior at removing impurities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)477-483
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume318
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2018

Funding

This study was supported by funding provided by the Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, subprogram Isotope Development and Production for Research and Applications: Core research (ST-50-01-03), and BLIP research (ST-50-01-02). This project was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) under the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships Program (SULI). Acknowledgements This study was supported by funding provided by the Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, subprogram Isotope Development and Production for Research and Applications: Core research (ST-50-01-03), and BLIP research (ST-50-01-02). This project was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) under the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships Program (SULI).

Keywords

  • AG50
  • Ac-225
  • Actinium-225
  • La-140
  • Lanthanum
  • Strong cation resin
  • SynPhase Lantern
  • Thorium

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