title: Separation of 111Ag from neutron irradiated natural palladium using alumina as an adsorbent.
abstract: A simple method is presented for the separation of no-carrier-added 111Ag from neutron irradiated natural palladium. The method is based on sorption of 111Ag in 0.01 M HCl on alumina. Palladium is removed by washing with 0.1 M HCl and the 111Ag is eluted with 4 M HCl. The overall yields of 111Ag are better than 85% with < 1 microg/ml palladium as an impurity. The whole procedure from dissolving the target to the final 111Ag solution takes about 2 h.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Chemistry Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mushtaq
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Iqbal
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D006801:Humans; D009502:Neutrons; D010165:Palladium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012834:Silver / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012996:Solutions; D012834:Silver; D010165:Palladium; D000537:Aluminum Oxide