Zirconium-95

Name:
Zirconium-95
Detailed information:
Radioactive zirconium of mass number 95.

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.