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Ionic liquid-salt based aqueous biphasic system for rapid separation of no-carrier-added 203Pb from proton irradiated natTl2CO3 target

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Environmentally benign aqueous biphasic systems (ABS) are recognized as green systems in analytical research. In this study, a salt–salt ABS composing of water soluble ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([bmim]Cl) and kosmotropic salt K2HPO4 have been used for the separation of no-carrier-added (NCA) 203Pb from proton irradiated natTl2CO3 target. The optimum separation condition was obtained with 1 min shaking and 10 min settling time of the ABS, where ~60 % of NCA 203Pb was extracted into the IL rich phase with nominal contamination from bulk Tl. The reported separation technique is simple, rapid and meets the demands of green chemistry.

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Acknowledgments

We heartily thank BARC–TIFR Pelletron staffs for their help and co-operation. This work has been carried out as part of the SINP-DAE-12 five year plan project “Trace Ultratrace Analysis and Isotope Production (TULIP)”. KS and NN are thankful to University Grants Commission (UGC), India for their fellowship.

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  1. Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064, India

    Kaustab Ghosh, Susanta Lahiri, Nabanita Naskar & Dibyasree Choudhury

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, 92, APC Road, Kolkata, 700009, India

    Kangkana Sarkar

  3. Department of Environmental Science, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019, India

    Nabanita Naskar

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Ghosh, K., Lahiri, S., Sarkar, K. et al. Ionic liquid-salt based aqueous biphasic system for rapid separation of no-carrier-added 203Pb from proton irradiated natTl2CO3 target. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 310, 1311–1316 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4982-3

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