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Separation of carrier-free 64,67Cu radionuclides from irradiated zinc targets using 6-tungstocerate(IV) gel matrix

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A procedure for the separation of 64,67Cu radioisotopes from irradiated natural zinc targets was developed. Production of 64,67Cu was carried out using 64,67Zn(n,p)64,67Cu reactions by fast neutron bombardment of natural zinc targets at The Second Egyptian Research Reactor (ETRR-2). The sorption behavior of 65Zn and 64,67Cu ions in HCl acid solutions showed high affinity of Cu ions towards 6-tungstocerate(IV) gel matrix compared with Zn ions. Carrier-free 64,67Cu radionuclides were separated from 65Zn on 6-tungstocerate(IV) column matrix by eluting the column with 10 ml 0.001 and 1M HCl acid solutions. The separated 64,67Cu radionuclides were of high chemical, radiochemical and radionuclidic purity.

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  1. Radioisotope Production Department, Hot Labs. Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    M. A. Hassanein

  2. Radioisotope Production Department, Hot Labs. Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    H. El-Said

  3. Radioisotope Production Department, Hot Labs. Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    M. A. El-Amir

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Hassanein, M., El-Said, H. & El-Amir, M. Separation of carrier-free 64,67Cu radionuclides from irradiated zinc targets using 6-tungstocerate(IV) gel matrix. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 269, 75–80 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-006-0232-4

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