Production Of Selenium-72 And Arsenic-72

Abstract
Methods and apparatus for producing selenium-72, separating it from its daughter isotope arsenic-72, and generating multiple portions of a solution containing arsenic-72 from a reusable parent substance comprised of selenium-72. The invention provides apparatus which can be located at a site where arsenic-72 is used, for purposes such as PET imaging, to produce arsenic-72 as needed, since the half-life of arsenic-72 is very short.

Application(s)
Applications include use to improve structural integrity and strength in a composite material; as well as for enhanced strength where good electrical conductivity is needed.

Advantages
High tensile and elastic strength, good conductivity.

IP Status: Available Exclusively

Commercialization Strategy: We are seeking development partners to help commercialize this technology.

Reference Number: 21

S Number: DOE reference no.(s): 78,302

Patents & Applications:
United States National Patent Number 5371372 Issued on 12/06/1994

Posted: 06-23-2009

Contact
David Hadley
Technology Transfer Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, MailStop C334
(505) 667-7539
dhadley@lanl.gov