Synthesis and radiometric evaluation of diglycolamide functionalized mesoporous silica for the chromatographic separation of actinides Th, Pa and U

Hopkins, Philip D.; Mastren, Tara; Florek, Justyna; Copping, Roy; Brugh, Mark; John, Kevin Dale; Meiring Nortier, Francois; Birnbaum, Eva R.; Kleitz, Freddy; Fassbender, Michael E.

doi:10.1039/C8DT00404H

Title: Synthesis and radiometric evaluation of diglycolamide functionalized mesoporous silica for the chromatographic separation of actinides Th, Pa and U

Journal Article · Fri Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Dalton Transactions

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT00404H· OSTI ID:1523235

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of Vienna (Austria)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The separation of Th, Pa, and U is of critical importance in many applications including nuclear power, nuclear waste, environmental and geochemistry, nuclear forensics and nuclear medicine. Diglycolamide (DGA)-based resins have shown the ability to separate many elements, yet, these resins consist of non-covalent impregnation of the DGA molecules on the resin backbone resulting in co-elution of the extraction molecule during separation cycles, therefore limiting their long-term and repeated use. Covalently binding the DGA molecules onto silica is one way to overcome this issue. Herein, measured equilibrium distribution coefficients of normal extraction chromatographic DGA resin and a covalently bound form (KIT-6-N-DGA sorbent) are reported. Several differences are observed between the two systems, the most significant being observed for uranium, which demonstrated significantly lower sorption behavior on KIT-6-N-DGA. These results indicate that U can effectively be separated from Th and Pa using KIT-6-N-DGA, a task that could not be completed with the use of normal DGA alone.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC). Nuclear Physics (NP); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-06NA253996; AC05-00OR22725; FOA LAB 14-1099

OSTI ID:: 1523235

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1434126; OSTI ID: 1843725

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-17-29815; ICHBD9

Journal Information:: Dalton Transactions, Vol. 47, Issue 15; ISSN 1477-9226

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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