A comparison of different approaches for the analysis of 36Cl in graphite samples

Inés Llopart; Mirela Vasile; Andrew Dobney; Ben C. Russell; Svetlana Kolmogorova; Sven Boden; Michel Bruggeman; Martine Leermakers; Jixin Qiao; Valdir De Souza; Albert Tarancón; Héctor Bagán; Phil Warwick

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111046

A comparison of different approaches for the analysis of ³⁶Cl in graphite samples

Inés Llopart, Mirela Vasile, Andrew Dobney, Ben C. Russell, Svetlana Kolmogorova, Sven Boden, Michel Bruggeman, Martine Leermakers, Jixin Qiao, Valdir De Souza, Albert Tarancón, Héctor Bagán, Phil Warwick

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Abstract

This study compares different approaches for the quantification of the massic activity of ³⁶Cl in graphite samples. All approaches consisted of a combustion step in combination with a trapping solution to collect the volatile elements. Two different resins were used to separate ³⁶Cl from the matrix (CL resin and PS resin). Liquid scintillation counting (LSC), scintillation counting (SC) and tandem inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS) were used to quantify ³⁶Cl activity. The chemical yield in all approaches was determined by means of ion chromatography (IC). In addition, the methods were applied to a real activated graphite sample.

Original language	English
Article number	111046
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	202
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111046
State	Published - Dec 2023

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