Determination of 99Tc in fresh water using TRU resin by ICP-MS
Technetium-99 (99Tc) determination at trace level by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is challenging because there is no readily available appropriate Tc isotopic tracer. A new method using Re as a recovery tracer to determine 99Tc in fresh water samples, which does not require...
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Published in | Analytica chimica acta Vol. 988; pp. 114 - 120 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Amsterdam
Elsevier B.V
02.10.2017
Elsevier BV |
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Summary: | Technetium-99 (99Tc) determination at trace level by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is challenging because there is no readily available appropriate Tc isotopic tracer. A new method using Re as a recovery tracer to determine 99Tc in fresh water samples, which does not require any evaporation step, was developed. Tc(VII) and Re(VII) were pre-concentrated on a small anion exchange resin (AER) cartridge from one litre of water sample. They were then efficiently eluted from the AER using a potassium permanganate (KMnO4) solution. After the reduction of KMnO4 in 2 M sulfuric acid solution, the sample was passed through a small TRU resin cartridge. Tc(VII) and Re(VII) retained on the TRU resin were eluted using near boiling water, which can be directly used for the ICP-MS measurement. The results for method optimisation, validation and application were reported.
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•Tc(VII) can be extracted and purified from potential interferents with a TRU resin.•Re(VII) can be used as a recovery tracer.•No vaporisation step is needed for this method.•Potassium permanganate can be used to elute Tc(VII) and Re(VII) from an anion exchange resin.•A low detection limit of 4.01 × 10−13 Bq·L−1 was obtained. |
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ISSN: | 0003-2670 1873-4324 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.aca.2017.08.013 |