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Ge-68/Zr-88
Integrated Target Process (1)
•
Place gallium target (~4 g) and niobium
encapsulation (~5 g) in ~ 60 mL Conc. HF
•
Slowly add ~ 10 mL Conc. HNO
3
to dissolve
•
Add ~15 mL Conc. H
2
SO
4
; reduce volume by
evaporation to ~15 mL to remove HF
•
Add ~120 mL Conc. HCl
•
Extract Ge into CCl
4
•
Back extract Ge into H
2
O