A simple and convenient method for production of 89Zr with high purity

Yu Tang; Shuntao Li; Yuanyou Yang; Wen Chen; Hongyuan Wei; Guanquan Wang; Jijun Yang; Jiali Liao; Shunzhong Luo; Ning Liu

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.09.024

A simple and convenient method for production of ⁸⁹Zr with high purity

Appl Radiat Isot. 2016 Dec:118:326-330. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.09.024. Epub 2016 Sep 26.

Authors

Yu Tang¹, Shuntao Li¹, Yuanyou Yang², Wen Chen³, Hongyuan Wei³, Guanquan Wang³, Jijun Yang¹, Jiali Liao¹, Shunzhong Luo³, Ning Liu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.
² Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China. Electronic address: yangyy@scu.edu.cn.
³ Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, P. R. China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China. Electronic address: nliu720@scu.edu.cn.

PMID: 27744256
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.09.024

Abstract

A simple and convenient method for radiochemical separation ⁸⁹Zr with no harmful substance was explored. The separated ⁸⁹Zr was found to be [⁸⁹Zr]Zr-chloride, and the recovery of the radioactivity was 85%±3% with high radionuclidic purity (99.99%). The yields of ⁸⁹Zr via the reaction of (p, n) or (d, 2n) on Y target were also evaluated on CS-30 cyclotron, indicating the latter was more favorable for the production of ⁸⁹Zr with a yield of 58±4 MBq/μA·h.

Keywords: (89)Zr; Dowex1×8; Production; Separation; Y target.