A New Method for Partitioning of Trivalent Actinides from High-Level Liquid Waste

作者：Nayak P K; Kumaresan R; Venkatesan K A^*; Antony M P; Rao P R Vasudeva

来源：Separation Science and Technology, 2013, 48(9): 1409-1416.

DOI：10.1080/01496395.2012.737401

• americium europium
• Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid
• diglycolamide
• solvent extraction
• synergistic extraction

The extraction behavior of Am(III) and Eu(III) in a solution of tetra-bis(2-ethylhexyl)diglycolamide (TEHDGA) and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP) in n-dodecane (n-DD) was studied from nitric acid medium. The distribution ratio of Am(III) and Eu(III) in TEHDGA-HDEHP/n-DD was measured as a function of various parameters such as concentrations of nitric acid, TEHDGA, HDEHP, and nitrate ion. The data were compared with those obtained in individual solvents namely 0.1M TEHDGA/n-DD and 0.25M HDEHP/n-DD. The synergistic extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) observed in a solution of 0.1M TEHDGA 0.25M HDEHP/n-DD was attributed to the involvement of both TEHDGA and HDEHP for extraction. Slope analysis of the extraction data indicated the predominant participation of HDEHP for extraction at low acidities and TEHDGA and nitrate ion at higher acidity. The stripping behavior of Am(III) and Eu(III) from the extracted organic phase was investigated using citric acid (CA) and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA). A suitable aqueous formulation was developed to separate Am(III) alone from chemically similar Eu(III) present in loaded organic phase, to facilitate a single-step separation of trivalent actinides from the high-level liquid waste (HLLW).

• 出版日期2013-4-1