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A new method for separating first row transition metals and actinides from synthetic melt glass

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A new method was developed for separating Co, Fe, and Sc from complex debris matrices using the extraction chromatography resin DGA. The activation products Co-58, Mn-54, and Sc-46 were used to characterize the separation of the synthetic melt glass solutions. In the separation scheme that was developed, Au, Co, Cu, Fe, Sc, and Ti were separated from the rest of the sample constituents. In this paper, the synthetic melt glass separation method, efficiency, recoveries, and the length of procedure will be discussed. Batch contact adsorption studies for Na and Sc for DGA resin are discussed as well.

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This research is supported out the stockpile stewardship program by DOE/NNSA under the auspices of the US Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory by the Los Alamos National Security LLC, Contract No. DEAC52-06NA25396.

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    Audrey R. Roman & Evelyn M. Bond

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Roman, A.R., Bond, E.M. A new method for separating first row transition metals and actinides from synthetic melt glass. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 307, 2471–2478 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4695-7

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