Separation of germanium from some elements by adsorption on silica gel

In the search for an efficient method of recovery of germanium from concentrated mineral acid solutions, silica gel has been found to be a selective adsorbent for this element. A method of quantitative separation of gallium from germanium is described which can be applied for the preparation of⁶⁸Ge−⁶⁸Ga isotope generator and for the isolation of⁶⁸Ge from a zinc target. The applicability of the present method was also studied for the separation of a gertarget. The applicability of the present method was also studied for the separation of a germanium matrix in determining admixtures in semiconductor germanium samples by activation analysis.