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A simple procedure for highly efficient purification of ultratrace Pu from Pb by extraction chromatography

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It is very important to remove Pb interference for the accurate determination of ultratrace Pu by ICP-MS. A simple and efficient separation procedure has been developed for this analytical application by extraction chromatography with Sr resin. The retention of Pb and Pu in different oxidation states on the Sr resin column at various acid concentrations was investigated. The factors such as sample loading volume, analyte amount, and column bed height were also studied to optimize the column separation conditions. This proposed method provides a better recovery of over 90% for Pu and excellent decontamination factor of 2.2 × 105 for Pb. Moreover, Pu eluate collected can be directly used for measurement due to suitable sample injection medium. This procedure coupled with ICP-MS/MS has been successfully applied to analyze ultratrace Pu concentrations in spiked matrix solutions.

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    Jinlong Fan, Yufeng Wang, Xiufang Zhai, Guowei Chen, Zhiming Li, Weichao Zhang & Tao Bai

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Fan, J., Wang, Y., Zhai, X. et al. A simple procedure for highly efficient purification of ultratrace Pu from Pb by extraction chromatography. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 3025–3031 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08343-9

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