Background Rn-rejected actinide in air spectroscopy
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorRusi P. Taleyarkhan
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Abstract
The method of separating an actinide within a mixture of an Rn-progeny alpha emitting isotope includes disposing a continuous air monitoring filter in acetone. The acetone is then evaporated, thereby forming a residue. The residue is mixed with a first solution including nitric acid, thus forming a first blend. The first blend is mixed with a second solution including an extraction solvent, thus forming a second blend. The second blend is stratified into a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is extracted from the second blend, thus separating the actinide from the Rn-progeny alpha emitting isotope.
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A method of separating an actinide within a mixture of at least one Rn-progeny alpha emitting isotope, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a continuous air monitoring filter;
- disposing the continuous air monitoring filter in acetone;
- evaporating the acetone, thereby forming a residue;
- mixing the residue with a first solution including nitric acid, thus forming a first blend;
- mixing the first blend with a second solution including an extraction solvent, thus forming a second blend;
- stratifying the second blend into a first layer and a second layer;
- extracting the first layer from the second blend, thus separating the actinide from the at least one Rn-proeny alpha emitting isotope.
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