Title: radiochemical purification
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - radiochemical purification
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.R05095
Status: current

Definition
Chemical separation applied to a radioactive preparation in order to improve the radiochemical purity.

Related Terms
- radioactive: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05077
- radiochemical purity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05096

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1550 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)

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Citation: Citation: 'radiochemical purification' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.R05095
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