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Chromatographic separation of rhenium radioisotopes from irradiated tungsten cyclotron target

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Separation technique of rhenium radioisotopes from a deuteron-irradiated tungsten target of natural isotopic composition has been developed. The irradiated tungsten powder was dissolved in a mixture of H2O2 and NaOH, the solution was passed through a column filled with an extraction chromatographic sorbent TEVA Resin. Rhenium was eluted with 4 M nitric acid. The separation procedure takes approximately 3 h, the radiochemical yield of rhenium is more than 97%.

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This work was done with the financial support of the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, order № 2751 from 28.10.2021.

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Furkina, E.B., Moiseeva, A.N., Aliev, R.A. et al. Chromatographic separation of rhenium radioisotopes from irradiated tungsten cyclotron target. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 4563–4568 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08526-4

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