Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Uptake of metal ions by a new chelating ion-exchange resin. Part 1. Acid dependencies of actinide ions

Journal Article · · Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange
; ; ;  [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Tennessee, TN (United States)
The uptake of several actinide ions [U(VI), Pu(IV), Np(IV), Th(IV)] and Am(III) from nitric and hydrochloric acid solutions, and of U(VI) from near-neutral solutions by the new chelating ion-exchange resin, Diphonix, has been investigated. Diphonix is a polyfunctional resin containing sulfonic and gemdiphosphonic acid groups chemically bonded in a styrene-divinylbenzene polymeric network. Comparison of the acid dependencies of the actinide ions uptake measured with Diphonix with those obtained using a commercial sulfonic -type resin and a resin containing both sulfonic and monophosphonic acid groups, has shown that Diphonix binds the actinides via a different kind of chemical interaction, involving the formation of chelate complexes through the phosphoryl groups of the gem-diphosphonic acids. As a consequence, Diphonix is superior to other resins in extracting actinide ions from very acidic solutions. A better performance of Diphonix is also observed with the uptake of uranium from neutral solutions. Conditions for efficient stripping of actinide species from the resin have been found. 22 refs., 7 figs., 5 tabs.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
171537
Journal Information:
Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, Journal Name: Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 11; ISSN 0736-6299; ISSN SEIEDB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Uptake of metal ions by a new chelating ion-exchange resin. Part 4. Kinetics
Journal Article · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1993 · Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange; (United States) · OSTI ID:5147899

Removal of metal pollutants (Cd(II) and Cr(III)) from phosphoric acid solutions by chelating resins containing phosphonic or diphosphonic groups
Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research · OSTI ID:651199

Uptake of metal ions by a new chelating ion-exchange resin. Part 2. Acid dependencies of transition and post-transition metal ions
Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange · OSTI ID:171538