Properties: | |
Half-life 63 days, radiation β and γ. | |
Derivation: | |
Obtained in a mixture with niobium from the fission products of nuclear reactor fuels. | |
Available Forms: | |
Zirconium oxalate complex in oxalic acid solution. | |
Hazard: | |
Radioactive poison. | |
Use: | |
To trace the flow of petroleum products in pipelines, to measure rate of catalyst circulation in petroleum cracking plants, to study the cracking and polymerization of hydrocarbons with various catalysts, etc. | |