The conditions of the desorption of rhenium from the anion exchange resin Dowex 1×8 by nitric acid were determined. The solution (5×10-3 mol/dm3 Re in 0.15 mol/dm3 NaCl) was passed through the column containing 0.1 g of the resin. The total sorbed amount of rhenium was 200 mg/g of the resin. It was then eluted by nitric acid in the concentration range of 0.16-7.2 mol/dm3 . The most favourable elution profile was found with 3.0 mol/dm3 HNO3. Over 77% of the total rhenium was desorbed with 5 ml of this eluence. Over 95% of the sorbed rhenium was recovered by using 20 ml of nitric acid in the concentration range of 0.9-7.2 mol/dm3 .Physical chemistry 2006 : 8th international conference on fundamental and applied aspects of physical chemistry; Belgrade (Serbia); 26-29 September 200
