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Synergistic aqueous biphasic separation of 90Nb and 89Zr from natY using green tea derived catechins

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Environmentally benign aqueous biphasic separation (ABS) methods for separation of no-carrier added (NCA) 90Nb and 89Zr from alpha particle irradiated natY target have been developed using nature resourced chemical, catechins, which is the most abundant polyphenol in green tea. 90Nb was preferentially extracted in the catechins-PEG 6000 phase with a separation factor of 1.04 × 103 where the salt phase was NaHSO3. Similarly, 89Zr was also preferentially extracted in the catechins-PEG 6000 phase with a separation factor of 1.92 × 104, where the salt phase was Na2SO4.

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This work has been carried out under Collaborative Research Scheme no UGC-DAE-CSR-KC/CRS/ 19/RC l0/ 0984 of UGC DAE Consortium for scientific research. SM gratefully acknowledges UGC-DAE-CSR, Govt of India and University of Calcutta for providing the necessary fellowship. Authors are thankful to Variable Energy Cyclotron Staffs (VECC), Kolkata for their cooperation during the irradiation experiments. NN acknowledges Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India for offering DST-INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship. SL acknowledges Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for providing CSIR-Emeritus Scientist Fellowship.

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    Nabanita Naskar & Susanta Lahiri

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Mitra, S., Naskar, N., Lahiri, S. et al. Synergistic aqueous biphasic separation of 90Nb and 89Zr from natY using green tea derived catechins. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 853–863 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09321-5

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