Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Production of polystyrene-based scintillation microspheres for the measurement of radioactivity by spray-drying

Santiago, Luz Mary ; Tarancón, Alex ; Bagan Navarro, Hector LU and García, José Francisco (2016) In Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 308(3). p.789-799
Abstract

The use of plastic scintillation microspheres (PSm) is an innovative technique for measuring the radioactivity of beta-emitting radionuclides. PSm can be produced via different methods; none of which has been assayed at the industrial scale. In the present paper, we evaluate the production of PSm by spray-drying on an industrial scale. Our results indicate that fluorescent solutes were indeed encapsulated within polystyrene producing spherical particles of 10 μm in diameter. Detection efficiencies for the measurement of 3H and 14C were 3–5 % and 60–75 %, respectively. These efficiencies are comparable to those of PSm produced via other methods.

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Microspheres, Plastic scintillation, Quenching, Spray-drying
in
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
volume
308
issue
3
pages
11 pages
publisher
Springer
external identifiers
  • scopus:84945276930
  • wos:000378410000003
ISSN
0236-5731
DOI
10.1007/s10967-015-4561-z
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
4d215ebd-c550-4516-9cf8-263988ae652c
date added to LUP
2017-02-01 09:40:29
date last changed
2024-01-04 21:48:45
@article{4d215ebd-c550-4516-9cf8-263988ae652c,
  abstract     = {{<p>The use of plastic scintillation microspheres (PSm) is an innovative technique for measuring the radioactivity of beta-emitting radionuclides. PSm can be produced via different methods; none of which has been assayed at the industrial scale. In the present paper, we evaluate the production of PSm by spray-drying on an industrial scale. Our results indicate that fluorescent solutes were indeed encapsulated within polystyrene producing spherical particles of 10 μm in diameter. Detection efficiencies for the measurement of <sup>3</sup>H and <sup>14</sup>C were 3–5 % and 60–75 %, respectively. These efficiencies are comparable to those of PSm produced via other methods.</p>}},
  author       = {{Santiago, Luz Mary and Tarancón, Alex and Bagan Navarro, Hector and García, José Francisco}},
  issn         = {{0236-5731}},
  keywords     = {{Microspheres; Plastic scintillation; Quenching; Spray-drying}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{789--799}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry}},
  title        = {{Production of polystyrene-based scintillation microspheres for the measurement of radioactivity by spray-drying}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4561-z}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10967-015-4561-z}},
  volume       = {{308}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}