Large-Batch Reduction of Molybdenum Trioxide

James O. Kiggans Jr, Richard Andrew Lowden, Paul A. Menchhofer, Stephen D. Nunn, Chris Bryan

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Abstract

Unconverted, isotopically-enriched molybdenum metal must be recovered from the spent radiopharmaceutical solution used in NorthStar’s Technetium-99m generator and reused. The recycle process begins by recovering the metal from the aqueous potassium molybdate (K2MoO4) solutions as molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) employing a process developed at Argonne National Laboratory. The MoO3 powder is subsequently reduced to molybdenum metal powder which can be blended with new powder and further processed into a flowable form to be used to produce target disks for irradiation. The molybdenum oxide reduction process has been examined and scaled to produce kilogram quantities of metal powder suitable for processing into a useable form employing spray drying or similar technique and ultimately used for target fabrication.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationUnited States
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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