交流电化学溶解铑靶在103Pd制备中的应用

    Application of Alternating Current Electrochemical Dissolved Rhodium Target in Preparation of 103Pd

    • 摘要: 目前,103Pd核素主要通过质子辐照铑靶的方式获得。由于铑(Rh)化学性质稳定,因此铑靶的高效溶解成了103Pd制备的难题。为了解决这一难题,对交流电化学溶解铑工艺进行了研究。基于自主设计的连续电溶解装置,探究交流电压、电解温度、盐酸浓度、金属铑研磨条件(铑粒径)、电溶解时间等工艺参数对铑溶解率的影响,获得了最优参数。结果表明,在60 V交流电压、100 ℃电解温度条件下,添加6 mol/L HCl,将金属铑在1 800 r/min下研磨4 min,单次溶解30 min,铑溶解率可达到28.9%。重复溶解5次,铑的溶解率可达到95%以上。该方法操作简单,且不引入新杂质,将溶靶液转移至AG1-X8阴离子交换树脂进行分离纯化,首先用6 mol/L HCl淋洗Rh,实现Rh和Pd的分离,紧接着用0.03 mol/L HCl淋洗Fe、Cu、Zn等杂质,最后用氯化铵-氨水(体积比1∶1)混合溶液解吸103Pd,可实现103Pd核素的批量化生产,为钯103Pd密封籽源的研究与开发提供稳定可靠的核素来源。

       

      Abstract: Brachytherapy is an important radiotherapy technique that precisely targets tumors, offering advantages that cannot be replaced in terms of enhancing therapeutic efficacy, shortening treatment duration, and reducing side effects. 103Pd, due to its unique decay properties, has broad application prospects in brachytherapy radiotherapy for prostate cancer and other solid tumors. There are various methods for preparing 103Pd, and the most widely used one is to generate 103Pd through the nuclear reaction of proton irradiation of 103Rh(p, n)103Pd using an accelerator. 103Pd is embedded in rhodium targets in atomic state, forming a solid solution with rhodium. To obtain a solution of the 103Pd nuclide, the rhodium target needs to be dissolved. Rhodium belongs to the platinum group metals, and due to its special electronic structure(close to a fully filled d orbital), high ionization energy, surface passivation ability, and tight crystal structure, it exhibits excellent antioxidant and corrosion resistance properties. Therefore, the efficient dissolution of the rhodium target has become a challenge in the preparation of 103Pd. To solve this problem, the research on the electrochemical dissolution process of rhodium using alternating current was conducted. Based on the self-designed alternating current electrochemical dissolution system, the effects of process parameters such as alternating voltage, electrolysis temperature, hydrochloric acid concentration, metal rhodium grinding conditions(rhodium particle size), and electrochemical dissolution time on the dissolution rate of rhodium were investigated, and the optimal parameters were obtained. The results show that at 60 V alternating voltage, 100 ℃ electrolysis temperature, with 6 mol/L hydrochloric acid concentration, adding metal rhodium at a grinding speed of 1800 r/min for 4 minutes, and single dissolution for 30 minutes, the dissolution rate of rhodium can reach 28.9%. By replacing the electrolyte with the alternating current electrochemical dissolution system and repeating the dissolution 5 times, the dissolution rate of rhodium can reach over 95%. This simple method operates without high-temperature/pressure equipment or introducing new impurities, facilitating the automation of rhodium target dissolution. The target solution is transferred to the AG1-X8 anion exchange resin through the alternating current electrochemical dissolution system for the separation and purification of the target nuclide 103Pd. First, Rh is washed with 6 mol/L hydrochloric acid to separate Rh from Pd, then Fe, Cu, Zn and other impurities are washed with 0.03 mol/L hydrochloric acid, and finally 103Pd is desorbed using a mixed solution of ammonium chloride-ammonia water(volume ratio 1∶1), enabling the batch production of 103Pd nuclides and providing a stable and reliable source of nuclides for the research and development of palladium 103Pd brachytherapy seeds.

       

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