METHOD OF USING AN ALUMINA IN A MOLYBDENUM/TECHNETIUM-99m GENERATOR

• Main Authors: WIGGINS, Bryan Blake, POLICKE, Timothy A, FEWOX, Christopher Sean, BISHOP, Benjamin Isaiah
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.12.2023
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A Molybdenum/Technetium 99-m generator containing a metal-molybdate containing powder and an alumina sorbent. A preferred alumina sorbent is a gamma-phase alumina (γ-Al2O3), a chi-phase alumina (χ-Al2O3), or a combination thereof.