Claims
- 1. A process, comprising:
adsorbing strontium-90 onto an inorganic ion exchange material from an aqueous solution comprising a source of strontium-90; and eluting yttrium-90 from the inorganic ion exchange material with a solution having a pH greater than about 5 and including a chelating agent.
- 2. The process of claim 1, wherein the solution is aqueous.
- 3. The process of claim 1, wherein the chelating agent is selected from gluconic acid, oxalic acid, iminodiacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, citric acid, and combinations thereof.
- 4. The process of claim 1, where the solution is neutral.
- 5. The process of claim 1 where the solution is alkaline.
- 6. The process of claim 1, wherein the inorganic ion exchange material is selected from clinoptilolite, chabazite, potassium titanosilicate pharmacosiderite, sodium titanosilicate, sodium nonatitanate, and combinations thereof.
- 7. The process of claim 6, wherein the aqueous solution includes a chelating agent selected from gluconic acid, oxalic acid, iminodiacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, citric acid, and combinations thereof.
- 8. The process of claim 1, wherein the inorganic ion exchange material is sodium nonatitanate prepared by reacting titanium isopropoxide and aqueous sodium hydroxide at a temperature between 100° C. and 250° C. for a period between 12 hours and 2 weeks.
- 9. The process of claim 1, wherein the inorganic ion exchange material is sodium titanosilicate prepared by hydrothermally heating a titanium silicate gel in NaOH.
- 10. The process of claim 9, wherein the titanium silicate gel is hydrothermally heated in 6M NaOH at 170° C. for 2 days.
- 11. The process of claim 1, wherein the inorganic ion exchange material is a titanosilicate having the general formula:
- 12. The process of claim 1, further comprising forming the inorganic ion exchange material into pellets.
- 13. The process of claim 12, wherein the pellets are formed with an average diameter between 0.1 and 1.0 mm.
- 14. The process of claim 12, wherein the pellets are formed with an average diameter between 0.2 and 0.5 mm.
- 15. The process of claim 12, wherein the pellets comprise a polymeric binder.
- 16. The process of claim 15, wherein the polymeric binder comprises polyacrylonitrile as a binder.
- 17. The process of claim 12, wherein the pellets comprise an inorganic binder.
- 18. The process of claim 17, wherein the inorganic binder is amorphous.
- 19. The process of claim 17, wherein the pellets comprise an inorganic binder selected from amorphous titanium dioxide, amorphous silica, amorphous zirconium oxide, and combinations thereof.
- 20. A process, comprising:
(a) preparing a first solution including strontium-90; (b) adsorbing strontium-90 from the first solution onto an inorganic ion exchange material; and (c) allowing yttrium-90 to grow into the inorganic ion exchange material; and (d) eluting yttrium-90 from the inorganic ion exchange material with a second solution including a chelating agent.
- 21. The process of claim 20, further comprising:
repeating steps (c) and (d).
- 23. The process of claim 20, wherein the inorganic ion exchange material is selected from clinoptilolite, chabazite, potassium titanosilicate pharmacosiderite, sodium titanosilicate, sodium nonatitanate, and combinations thereof.
- 24. The process of claim 20, wherein the first solution has a pH greater than about 5.
- 25. The process of claim 20, wherein the second solution has a pH greater than about 5.
- 26. The process of claim 20, where the second solution is neutral.
- 27. The process of claim 20, where the second solution is alkaline.
- 28. The process of claim 20, wherein the second solution includes a chelating agent.
- 29. The process of claim 28, wherein the chelating agent is selected from gluconic acid, oxalic acid, iminodiacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, citric acid, and combinations thereof.
- 30. The process of claim 20, further comprising:
(e) washing the inorganic ion exchange material to remove poorly bound strontium-90 prior to eluting.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/173,971 filed on Jun. 18, 2002.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
10173971 |
Jun 2002 |
US |
Child |
10378274 |
Mar 2003 |
US |