QUEIROZ, CARLOS A. da S.PEDREIRA FILHO, WALTER dos R.2021-08-022021-08-022021QUEIROZ, CARLOS A. da S.; PEDREIRA FILHO, WALTER dos R. Production of high purity samarium acetate for use in nuclear area. <b>Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences</b>, v. 9, n. 1, p. 1-14, 2021. DOI: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v9i1.1265">10.15392/bjrs.v9i1.1265</a>. DisponÃvel em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/32074.2319-0612http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/32074Samarium is currently used in many applications, such as catalysts, lasers and metal alloys. Samarium is also employed to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. In medicine, samarium is used in the form of radioactive 153Sm to produce radiopharmaceuticals. A simple process for the preparation of pure samarium acetate was studied. The raw material, which was used in the form of rare earth carbonates was produced industrially from the chemical treatment of Brazilian monazite. Ion exchange chromatography was performed using a strong cationic resin to fractionate rare earth elements (REE). Under these conditions, 99.9% pure Sm2O3 and yield greater than or equal 60% was eluted by ammonium salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) solution in con-trolled pH. The EDTA-samarium complex was transformed into samarium oxide, which was subsequently dis-solved in acetic acid to obtain the samarium acetate. Molecular absorption spectrophotometry was used to moni-tor the samarium and sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used to certify the purity of the samarium acetate. The solid salt was characterized by chemical analysis, thermal analysis, infrared spectros-copy and X ray diffraction. The analytical data collected allowed to conclude that stoichiometric formula for the samarium acetate obtained is Sm(CH3COO)3.4.H2O.1-14openAccessedtafourier transformationicp mass spectroscopyimpuritiesinfrared spectraion exchange chromatographyproductionsamarium oxidesthermal gravimetric analysisProduction of high purity samarium acetate for use in nuclear areaArtigo de periódico1910.15392/bjrs.v9i1.1265Sem Percentil