Abstract:
Anion exchange resins produced by reacting a stabilized polychloromethylstyrene polymer bead with a polyamine containing at least two tertiary amine groups of which at least one is a terminal group, and processes for producing the resins in uniform sizes.
Abstract:
Problems encountered with sodium leakage after regeneration of mixed bed and ion exchange units utilized to purify boiler feed waters can be reduced or eliminated by using as the regenerant for the anion exchange resin an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide. Likewise, in the regeneration of cation condensate polishing units utilized to purify boiler feed waters, sodium leakage can be reduced or eliminated by utilizing a potassium salt as the regenerant.Additionally, potassium salts of various inorganic reducing agents can also be utilized to remove iron from ion exchange systems operated in the above manner.
Abstract:
Process for recovering molybdenum-99 from a matrix which has been irradiated with neutrons and contains fissionable materials and fission products, wherein the matrix is decomposed in an aqueous alkali hydroxide solution and the molybdenum-99 and part of the fission products are dissolved, the solution containing the molybdenum-99 is separated from a residue of particles containing at least actinides and lanthanides and is treated with thiocyanate ions to form a molybdenum complex. In the process, the alkali solution containing molybdenum in the form of molybdenum (MoO.sub.4.sup. --) is conditioned with an iodine reduction agent. Mineral acid is added to the alkali solution. The molybdenum contained in the acidfied solution is reduced to form three-valent molybdenum Mo(III) and the Mo(III) is complexed with SCN.sup.- ions to form [Mo(SCN).sub.6 ].sup.3- ions. The [Mo(SCN).sub.6 ].sup.3- ion containing solution is treated with a previously-conditioned, organic ion exchanger to selectively sorp the molybdenum. The ion exchanger, which is now charged with molybdenum, is separated from the solution which is now free of molybdenum. The separated molybdenum charged ion exchanger is washed with a wash solution in order to remove residual quantities of the molybdenum free solution. The molybdenum from the washed ion exchanger is eluted with a liquor at an elution temperature in the range from about 20.degree. C to about 70.degree. C.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates to a process for the recovery of molybdenum-99 from a matrix containing neutron irradiated, fissionable materials and fission products, in which the matrix is decomposed in an aqueous alkali hydroxide solution and the molybdenum-99 and part of the fission products are dissolved, the solution containing the molybdenum-99 is separated from a residue of solid particles containing at least actinides and lanthanides and is treated with thiocyanate ions in order to form a molybdenum-99 complex.In nuclear medicine, the significance of Tc-99 is continuously at an increase as an indicator in the diagnosis of tumors. Since, however, technitium has a relatively short halflife (T.sub.1/2 = 6.0 h), the mother nuclide Mo-99 is eluted when required. Thus, a technitium generator is used to provide the technitium. The technitium generators generally comprise a chromatographic column having Mo-99 bearing molybdate ion absorbed thereon. Radioactive decay of the relatively, long-lived Mo-99 produces Tc-99. Elution of the chromatographic column provides an on-the-spot source of the technitium.Previously, natural molybdenum which had been activated in reactors was used in the generators to produce the technitium. The drawbacks of this natural molybdenum material are that large columns are required for small specific activities, large injection volumes are required in order to retain the required activity, and there is a very limited availability of the generator due to the low activity.Fission molybdenum has been found to be useful in technitium generators to produce the technitium and has been used to a greater degree in recent times. This, however, requires much refined processing technology in order to obtain the required degree of molybdenum purity. The required radionuclide purity of the fission molybdenum for use in a technitium generator is:.gamma. :I-131
Abstract:
A method for loading ion exchange resins is described. The process comprises contacting a weak acid cation exchange resin in the ammonium form with a uranyl fluoride salt solution.