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A method for purifying lutetium includes providing a solid composition comprising ytterbium and lutetium and subliming or distilling ytterbium from the solid composition at a temperature of about 1196° C. to about 3000° C. to leave a lutetium composition comprising a higher weight percentage of lute...

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Main Authors Piefer, Gregory, Van Abel, Eric, Sisson, Richard
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 05.01.2023
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
METALLURGY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Summary:A method for purifying lutetium includes providing a solid composition comprising ytterbium and lutetium and subliming or distilling ytterbium from the solid composition at a temperature of about 1196° C. to about 3000° C. to leave a lutetium composition comprising a higher weight percentage of lutetium than was present in the solid composition.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017778257