BARC/PUB/2011/0277

 
 

Extraction chromatographic study on the separation of Am3+ and Eu3+ using ethyl-BTP as the extractant

 
     
 
Author(s)

Bhattacharyya, A.; Mohapatra, P. K.; Gadly, T.; Ghosh, S. K.; Raut, D. R.; Manchanda, V. K.

Source

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2011. Vol. 288 (2): pp. 571-577

ABSTRACT

Ethyl-substituted bis-triazinylpyridine (Et-BTP), a nitrogen containing soft-donor extractant, was used in investigations pertaining to the separation ofAm3+ and Eu3+ from dilute nitric acid feed solutions by extraction chromatography using XAD-4 as the inert support, chlorinated dicarbollide as the modifier and 2-nitrophenyloctylether (NPOE) as the diluent. After carrying out a series of experiments, the optimum composition of the extractant mixture for the resin was found out to be 0.1 MEt-BTP and 0.025 M CCDinNPOE. Separation factor values were encouraging to carry out subsequent batch uptake studies at varying nitrate ion concentration which indicated favourable separation behaviour up to NaNO3 concentration of 2 M. Column studies have been carried out and conditions for elution and separation of Am3+ from Eu3+ have been found out. Long term stability of the resin was also investigated.

 
 
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