Extraction of gold, mercury and lead on CL resin in HCl
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
The uptake behavior of 197mHg, 194Au and 212Pb in HCl on CL resin (Triskem) was studied. The extraction of mercury and gold is high (Dw > 5,000) at all concentrations of HCl, with a maximum extraction of gold at 4 M HCl (Dw ~ 53,000) and maximum extraction of mercury at 0.01 M HCl (Dw ~ 44,000). Lead has moderate uptake on CL resin (Dw ~ 100) from lower concentrations of HCl (0.001 to 0.05 M) and no uptake on the resin in concentrations ≥ 0.4 M. The uptake kinetics are similar for all three isotopes with high weight distribution ratios (>1,000 for 197mHg, 194Au and > 100 for 212Pb) in ~ 30 s and equilibrium established at ~ 5 min. A column study was performed to demonstrate that 197mHg, 194Au and 212Pb could be retained on CL resin in dilute HCl and 212Pb eluted in 1 M HCl with no detectable 197mHg or 194Au. Elution of 197mHg and 194Au was performed with concentrated HNO3, but with significant losses to the column, particularly for 194Au.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1827502
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL--825980; 1040027
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Vol. 330; ISSN 0236-5731
- Publisher:
- SpringerCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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