TKI – CL01 – V-1.4_EN
Cl-36 / I-129 separation

1Apparatus

1.1

Analytical balance- 0.0001 g sensitivity

1.2

Beaker (10 mL, 50 mL)

1.3

Vortex mixer

1.4

20 mL PE vials

1.5

Pipettes

1.6

Fume hood

1.7

Hotplate

1.8

Column reservoirs - 25 mL, Part number AC-120

1.9

Column rack - Part number AC-104

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Alternatively:
1.10 Vacuum box or vacuum bottle with column adaptor
1.11 Vacuum pump

2

Reagents

2.1

All references to water should be understood to mean deionized water.

2.2

Bulk CL resin or CL resin columns –CL resin supplied NOT loaded with Ag+

2.3

1M sulfuric acid

2.4

Optional: 0.1M SnSO4 solution

2.5Ag load solution (20 mg.mL-1) - Dissolve 787,4 mg AgNO3 in 25 mL water

2.6

0.1M NH4SCN solution (alternatively 0.1M NaSCN might be used)

2.7

1% (w/w) NaOH solution

2.80.35M Na2S solution

Note 1: all work with the Na2S should be performed in a fume hood, including the addition of theliquid scintillation cocktail.

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Liquid scintillation cocktail+Note 2: Some LSC cocktails may reduce traces of Ag co-eluted from the column resulting in‘blackened’ LSC samples, it is thus advisable to test your cocktail before use. ProSafe HC was
found to be suited.

3

Procedure

3.1

Column preparation (alternatively use pre-packed CL columns):

3.1.1

Weigh 0.65g of the resin into a 20 mL PE vial

3.1.2

Add 5 mL of 1M sulfuric acid and soak for at least 30 min, preferably while shaking

3.1.3

Pack 2 mL standard column with the soaked resin

3.1.4

Add 1 mL of Ag+ load solution onto the column. Allow the solution to load onto thecolumn, then close the lower end of the column to stop the flow. Let the column stand formore than 30 min in order to allow for Ag uptake.
+

Note 3: Alternatively the Cl resin might also be loaded with Ag in batch mode; in this case+perform steps 3.1.1 and 3.1.2, then add 1 mL Ag load solution into the PE vial, cap and shake for+another 30 min (preferably longer). Transfer the Ag loaded resin into a 2 mL standard column.

3.1.5Add 5 mL 1M H2SO4 onto the column and open the lower end of the column. Allow thesolution to pass

Note 4: In case the sample is loaded in 6 mM Na2CO3 soak resin in water and rinse column withwater instead of 1M H2SO4; rinse until the eluate is free of acid.

3.2

Sample preparation:

3.2.1

Water samples: evaporate sample to a volume of approx. 10 mL, adjust to 1M sulfuricacid.
+

Note 5: 1M sulfuric acid is chosen as Ag retention is optimal under these conditions, near neutral
pH is also acceptable.

3.2.2
3.2.2.1

Bubbler solutions:
0.1M and 1M NaOH solutions should be at least neutralized using sulfuric acid, preferably theloading solutions should be adjusted to 1M H2SO4.

Note 6: in case only I-129 is to be analysed the NaOH solutions can be used as they are withoutadjustment.

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3.2.2.2

3.2.3

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6 mM Na2CO3 solutions can be employed as they are, no adjustment is necessary.

Solid residues: Dissolve residue in 5 mL 1M sulfuric acid.
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Note 7: The concentration of natural Cl and I should preferably be determined in the sample loadsolution e.g. by ion chromatography.
Note 8: In order to assure that Cl and I are present in the sample as chloride and iodide it isadvisable to additionally add a reducing agent (e.g. 0.1M SnSO4) to the sample loading solution.

3.3

Cl/I separation:

3.3.1

Load sample onto column and allow to drain.

3.3.2

Rinse beaker with 5 mL 1M sulfuric acid (optional: deionized water ) and add onto thecolumn.

Note 9: In case the sample was loaded in 6 mM Na 2CO3 deionized water has to be used instead of
1M H2SO4.

3.3.3

Rinse column with 2 x 5 mL deionised water. Discard eluates.

Note 10: In case the sample was loaded in 6 mM Na2CO3 the column should be rinsed with 5 mL
0.1M H2SO4 between both water rinsing steps in order to improve C-14 removal.

3.3.4

Place fresh 20 mL PE vial below column.

3.3.5

Elute Cl- with 5 mL 0.1M NH4SCN.

Optional: take aliquot for Cl content determination in order to allow for yield determination.

3.3.6

Add 10 mL LSC cocktail and shake vigorously.

3.3.7

Replace LSC vial by waste container.

3.3.8

Rinse column with 10 mL 1% NaOH.

3.3.9

Place fresh 20 mL PE vial below column.

3.3.10 Elute I- with 5 mL 0.35M Na2S.
Optional: take aliquot for I content determination in order to allow for yield determination.

3.3.11 Add 10 mL LSC cocktail and shake vigorously.

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3.4

Synopsis of the separation

4References

08/07/13[1] A. Zulauf, S. Happel, M. B. Mokili, A. Bombard, H. Jungclas: Characterization of an extraction chrom atographic
36129
resin for the separation and determination ofCl andI. J. Radanal Nucl Chem, 286(2), 539-546(DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0772-5)[2] A. Zulauf, S. Happel, M. B. Mokili, P. Warwick, A. Bombard, H. Jungclas: Determination of Cl-36 and I-129 by
LSC after separation on an extraction chromatographic resin. Presentation at the LSC 2010 conference,
07/09/2010, Paris (France), available online: http://www.nucleide.org/LSC2010/presentations/O-56.pdf.
[3] A. Zulauf, S. Happel: Characterisation of a Cl- and I- selective resin. Presentation at the TrisKem Internationalusers
group
meeting,14/09/2010,
Chester(UK);available
online:http://www.triskeminternational.com/iso_album/ugm_chester_06_zulauf_happel_cl_resin.pdf.
36[4] P E Warwick, A Zulauf, S Happel, I W Croudace: Determination of Cl in decommissioning samples using aPyrolyser furnace and extraction chromatographic separations. Presentation at the 11th ERA Symposium,16/09/2010,
Chester(UK);available
online:http://www.triskeminternational.com/iso_album/11_era_chester_warwick_determination_of_36cl_in_decommissioning_samples_using_a_pyrolyse
r.pdf.

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