Purification of 89Sr from FBTR irradiated Yttria target by extraction chromatography using HDEHP impregnated XAD-7 resin

Ashok Kumar Gundu Venkata Surya; Jayagopal Vithya; Senthilvadivu Rajarajan; Ramalingam Kumar

doi:10.1515/ract-2020-0075

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Purification of ⁸⁹Sr from FBTR irradiated Yttria target by extraction chromatography using HDEHP impregnated XAD-7 resin

Ashok Kumar Gundu Venkata Surya , Jayagopal Vithya , Senthilvadivu Rajarajan and Ramalingam Kumar

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From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 109 Issue 3

Abstract

⁸⁹Sr is used in bone pain palliative care of cancer patients and the same is being produced presently via the ⁸⁹Y(n, p)⁸⁹Sr reaction by irradiating yttria target in Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR). An efficient separation method was standardized for the removal of bulk yttrium target by extraction chromatography using di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP) impregnated on XAD-7 resin. In the present paper, the extraction behavior of Sr(II) and Y(III) was studied as a function of the concentration of nitric acid in the aqueous phase and concentration of HDEHP in the resin phase. The separation of Sr(II) and Y(III) was standardized using the above resins and the method was subsequently applied satisfactorily for the removal of yttrium from the dissolver solution of FBTR irradiated yttria pellet towards the purification of ⁸⁹Sr. A baseline separation of ⁸⁹Sr and Y was achieved. Leaching and breakthrough capacity studies were evaluated for the resins and it was established that the stability and capacity of the resins were satisfactory. The breakthrough capacity was found to be 12 mg Y(III) per gram of the HDHEP resin whereas the leaching studies established that the resins are stable for multiple cycle of operations.

Keywords: bone pain palliation; breakthrough capacity; extraction chromatography; HDEHP; leaching; strontium

Corresponding author: Ashok Kumar Gundu Venkata Surya, Materials Chemistry & Metal Fuel Cycle Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam - 603102, Chennai, India, E-mail: gvs@igcar.gov.in

Acknowledgment

The authors sincerely thank Actinide Chemistry and Separation Science Section, Fuel Chemistry Division, for extending the service for the sample analysis by FT-IR.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-07-20

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