Separation of yttrium from strontium in the aqueous phase of the water/nitrobenzene system

Abstract

A rapid separation of carrier-free 90Y in the aqueous phase of the water/nitrobenzene extraction system from an 90Y/90Sr generator is proposed. After a three-stage extraction, the chemical yield of 90Y in the final aqueous phase was almost 90%, while the 90Sr radionuclide impurity in this phase containing carrier-free 90Y was about 10–10%.