Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT)
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Localization of the production and purification of Fe-55-radioisotope for the use in open and closed sources

Document Type : Scientific Note

Authors

P. Ashtari
Y. Fazaeli
Gh. Aslani

Radiation Application Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, AEOI, P.O.Box: 1339-14155, Tehran - Iran

https://doi.org/10.24200/nst.2021.1192
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of producing iron-55 as an X-ray source for the scientific and industrial applications. There are some advantages for this method: the elimination of the manganese electro-plating, dissolving process in the target production step, and the need for the complex stages of chemical and radio-chemical purification. The calculations of proton energy for the target bombardment was performed using the ALICE/ASH method. The samples were evaluated to produce iron-55 determination by X-ray and gamma spectroscopy. Manganese-54 was produced as a major impurity in the production of iron-55. The Separation and purification phase of iron-55 from manganese was carried out by combining of precipitation and liquid-liquid extraction. The amount of manganese and manganese-54 was significant, but the results showed that the separation of manganese from iron-55 has been performed efficiently. Also, results agreed that the production and purification of iron-55 radioisotope for territorial use in Iran is possible with the proposed method.

Highlights

1. L.E. Preuss, W.S. Toothacker, C.K. Bugenis, Demonstration of X-ray diffraction by LiF using the Mn Kα X-rays resulting from 55Fe decay, Appl. Phys. Lett. 9, 159 (1966), https: //doi.org/ 10.1063/ 1.1754691.

 

2. L. Marinangeli, et al, Mars-Xrd Team (March 12–16, 2007). An European XRD/XRF Instrument for the ExoMars Mission. 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (1338). League City, Texas. 1322. Bibcode (2007).

 

3. D.J. Dwight, E.A. Lorch, J.E. Lovelock, Iron-55 as an auger electron emitter: Novel source for gas chromatography detectors, J. Chrom. A. 116, 257-261  (1976). doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(00)89896-9.

 

4. C. Augeray, et al, Development of a protocol to measure iron-55 in solid matrices in the environment, J. Environ.l Radioactivity, 141, 164-173 (2015).

 

5. Esam M.A. Hussein, Handbook on radiation probing, gauging, imaging and analysis. Springer. P. 26. ISBN 978-1-4020-1294-5 (2003).

 

6. O. Stehling, et al, Biochemical Analyses of Human Iron–Sulfur Protein Biogenesis and of Related Diseases, Chapter 8, Methods in Enzymology, Academic Press, 599, 227-263 (2018).

 

7. T.N. Van Der Walt, F.W.E. Strelow, F.J. Haasbroek, Separation of iron-55 from manganese cyclotron target material on a 2% cross-linked anion exchanger in hydrochloric acid. Inter. J. Appl. Radi. Isotopes, 36, 159-161 (1985).

 

8. Y. Fazaeli, et al, A new approach to targetry and cyclotron production of 45Ti by proton irradiation of 45Sc, Nucl. Tech. & Radi. Protection J., 29, 28-33 (2014).

 

9. A. Konobeyev, A. Korovin, P.E. Pereslavtsev, Code ALICE/ASH for Calculation of Excitation Functions, Energy and Angular Distributions of Emitted Particles in Nuclear Reactions, Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia, (1997).

 

10. J.F. Zeigler, J.P. Biersack, U. Littmark, The Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter, SRIM Code, USA, (2006).

Keywords

Open and closed sources
Production and purification of Fe-55-radioisotope
ALICE/ASH
1. L.E. Preuss, W.S. Toothacker, C.K. Bugenis, Demonstration of X-ray diffraction by LiF using the Mn Kα X-rays resulting from 55Fe decay, Appl. Phys. Lett. 9, 159 (1966), https: //doi.org/ 10.1063/ 1.1754691.
 
2. L. Marinangeli, et al, Mars-Xrd Team (March 12–16, 2007). An European XRD/XRF Instrument for the ExoMars Mission. 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (1338). League City, Texas. 1322. Bibcode (2007).
 
3. D.J. Dwight, E.A. Lorch, J.E. Lovelock, Iron-55 as an auger electron emitter: Novel source for gas chromatography detectors, J. Chrom. A. 116, 257-261  (1976). doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(00)89896-9.
 
4. C. Augeray, et al, Development of a protocol to measure iron-55 in solid matrices in the environment, J. Environ.l Radioactivity, 141, 164-173 (2015).
 
5. Esam M.A. Hussein, Handbook on radiation probing, gauging, imaging and analysis. Springer. P. 26. ISBN 978-1-4020-1294-5 (2003).
 
6. O. Stehling, et al, Biochemical Analyses of Human Iron–Sulfur Protein Biogenesis and of Related Diseases, Chapter 8, Methods in Enzymology, Academic Press, 599, 227-263 (2018).
 
7. T.N. Van Der Walt, F.W.E. Strelow, F.J. Haasbroek, Separation of iron-55 from manganese cyclotron target material on a 2% cross-linked anion exchanger in hydrochloric acid. Inter. J. Appl. Radi. Isotopes, 36, 159-161 (1985).
 
8. Y. Fazaeli, et al, A new approach to targetry and cyclotron production of 45Ti by proton irradiation of 45Sc, Nucl. Tech. & Radi. Protection J., 29, 28-33 (2014).
 
9. A. Konobeyev, A. Korovin, P.E. Pereslavtsev, Code ALICE/ASH for Calculation of Excitation Functions, Energy and Angular Distributions of Emitted Particles in Nuclear Reactions, Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia, (1997).
 
10. J.F. Zeigler, J.P. Biersack, U. Littmark, The Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter, SRIM Code, USA, (2006).

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