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Method of isolating radioactive perrhenate or pertechnetate from an aqueous solution

US4778672A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1985
Grant dateOct 18, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K2123/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Pure perihenate is isolated from a aqueous crude solution of perrhenate by first associating the perrherate with a lipophilic counter ion such as tetrabutyl ammonium. This is added to the solution in a form such as tetrabutyl ammonium bromide. Tetrabutyl ammonium perrhenate is formed. The aqueous mixture is then added to a reverse phase separation column such as a C.sub.18 Sep Pak filter which has been previously loaded with the lipophilic counter ion. The aqueous portion of the crude mixture is eluted from the column with water. Subsequently the purified perrhenate associated with the lipophilic counter ion is removed with a less polar solvent such as ethanol. Pertechnetate can also be separated from an aqueous mixture in the same manner. These procedures are particularly suited for isolating relatively pure radioactive forms of perrhenate and pertechnetate such as Re.sup.186 O.sub.4.sup.-, Re.sup.188 O.sub.4.sup.-, and .sup.99m TcO.sub.4.sup.-.

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