DISTRIBUTION BEHAVIOUR OF U(VI), Th(IV) AND Pa(V) FROM NITRIC ACID MEDIUM USING LINEAR AND BRANCHED CHAIN EXTRACTANTS
DISTRIBUTION BEHAVIOUR OF U(VI), Th(IV) AND Pa(V) FROM NITRIC ACID MEDIUM USING LINEAR AND BRANCHED CHAIN EXTRACTANTS
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DOI:
10.1080/07366290008934709
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发表时间:
2000-09
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2
通讯作者:
P. Pathak;D. R. Prabhu;V. Manchanda
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作者:
P. Pathak;D. R. Prabhu;V. Manchanda
ABSTRACT The extraction behaviour of 1M solutions of tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate (TEHP), di-2-ethyl hexyl isobutyramide (D2EHIBA), tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) and di-n-hexyl hexanamide (DHHA) in n-dodecane towards U(VI), Th(IV) and Pa(V) in the presence of 220 g/L of Th from nitric acid medium has been studied. The limiting organic concentrations (LOC) of thorium (g/L) for 1 M TBP and 1 M DHHA are evaluated as 31, 20 ( at 1 M HNO3) and 25,13 (at 4 M HNO3) respectively. The distribution ratio (D) values of U(VI), Th(IV) and Pa(V) in the presence of thorium (220 g/L) at. 1 M HNO3 suggest that branching in the alky group of amides suppresses the extraction considerably. In view of the selective extraction of U over Th by 5 % TBP in THOREX process at 4 M HNO3, distribution behaviour is also studied employing a lower concenfration (0·18 M) of extractant for comparison purpose, Separation factor (S. F.) values for U(VI) over Th(IV) under different experimental conditions consistently varied in the order: D2EHIBA > DHHA > TEHP > TBP. The quantitative extraction of 233U from a synthetic mixture containing 233U (10−5 M). 233Pa (10−11 M) and thorium (220 g/L) at 1 M HNO3 using 1 M solution of D2EHIBA in n-dodecane is achieved in three stages, Stripping and reusability studies of D2EHIBA have also been carried out.