Radiochemical Separations by Thermochromatography

Abstract

The history, theoretical fundamentals, and practical application of thermochromatography are briefly reviewed. The main advantages of the method – the speed and selectivity of chemical separation of complex mixtures of short-lived radionuclides, including transactinide ones – are analyzed. Prospects of thermochromatography in production of radionuclides widely used in science and technology are considered on the basis of the performed systematic investigations of the thermochromatographic behavior of volatile compounds of the elements of the periodic table.