Automated radionuclide separation system and method
AssigneePG Research Foundation
InventorsAndrew H. Bond, John J. Hines, John E. Young, E. Philip Horwitz
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Abstract
A gas-free system for separating a solution of substantially impurity-free daughter products from an associated parent load solution includes a pump, a plurality of multi-port valves, separation medium and a processor. An uncoiled conduit extends between a third port of a second multi-port valve and a first multi-port valve. A processor is operably coupled to a pump, and the plurality of multi-port valves. A method for separating a solution of substantially impurity-free daughter product from an associated parent load solution is also disclosed.
Claims31
A gas-free system for separating substantially impurity-free radioactive daughter product from an associated radioactive parent load solution, the system comprising:
- a pump;
- a first multi-port valve having at least two ports, a first port of the first multi-port valve being in flow communication with the pump;
- a second multi-port valve including at least four ports, a first port of the second multi-port valve being in flow communication with the associated parent load solution, a second port of the second multi-port valve being in flow communication with an associated strip solution, and a third port of the second multi-port valve being in flow communication with the first multi-port valve, and a fourth port;
- a separator being in flow communication with the fourth port of the second multi-port valve;
- a third multi-port valve including at least two ports, a first port of the third multi-port valve being in flow communication with the separator opposite the fourth port of the second multi-port valve, and a second port of die third multi-port valve being in flow communication with an associated product vessel;
- a conduit extending between a third port of the second multi-port valve and the first multi-port valve;
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- a processor operatively coupled to the pump, first multi-port valve, the second multi-port valve, and the third multi-port valve.
A system for separating desired daughter radionuclides from an associated parent load solution, the system comprising:
- a first pump;
- a first multi-port valve including at least three ports, the first valve in flow communication with the first pump, and with the associated parent load solution;
- a second pump;
- a second multi-port valve including at least three ports, the second valve in flow communication with the second pump, and with an associated strip solution;
- a third pump;
- a third multi-port valve including at least three ports, the third pump in flow communication with the third valve, and with an associated wash solution;
- a fourth multi-port valve including at least four ports, the fourth valve in flow communication with the first, second and third valves;
- a separator in flow communication with the fourth valve;
- a fifth multi-port valve including at least three ports, the fifth multi-port valve in flow communication with the separator, and an associated product vessel;
- and,
- a processor operatively coupled to the first, second third, fourth and fifth valves, and to the first, second and third pumps.
A system for separating a first solution of substantially a first component from an associated load solution of substantially first and second components, the system comprising:
- a pump;
- a first multi-port valve having at least two ports, a first port of the first multi-port valve being in flow communication with the pump;
- a second multi-port valve including at least four ports, a first port of the second multi-port valve being in flow communication with the associated load solution, a second port of the second multi-port valve being in flow communication with an associated strip solution, and a third port of the second multi-port valve being in flow communication with the first multi-port valve, and a fourth port;
- a separator being in flow communication with the fourth port of the second multi-port valve;
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- a third multi-port valve including at least two ports, a first port of the third multi-port valve being in flow communication with the separator opposite the fourth port of the second multi-port valve, and a second port of the third multi-port valve being in flow communication with an associated product vessel that contains the separated first solution of the first component.
A system for separating a first ionic species from a load solution having the first ionic species and at least one component, the system comprising:
- a first pump;
- a first multi-port valve including at least three ports, the first valve in flow communication with the first pump, and with the load solution;
- a second pump;
- a second multi-port valve including at least three ports, the second valve in flow communication with the second pump, and with an associated strip solution;
- a third pump;
- a third multi-port valve including at least three ports, the third valve in flow communication with the third valve, and with an associated wash solution;
- a fourth multi-port valve including at least four ports, the fourth valve in flow communication with the first, second and third valves;
- a separator in flow communication with the fourth valve;
- a fifth multi-port valve including at least three ports, the Fifth multi-port valve in flow communication with the separator, the associated solution, and an associated product vessel that contains the first ionic species;
- and,
- a processor operatively coupled to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth valves, and to the first, second and third pumps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.