Direct Extraction of Lanthanide Oxides and Nitrates in Tributyl Phosphate
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
This work investigated the dissolution rate of lanthanide oxides and nitrates in a 30 vol % TBP-n-paraffin solvent (pre-equilibrated with various nitric acid concentrations) using visible (Vis) spectroscopy over time. Some dissolution mechanics were observed, such as an aqueous layer forming, considerably longer dissolution times for the heavier lanthanides (hours) vs. the lighter lanthanides (minutes), and the impacts of mixing lanthanide oxides or nitrates during dissolution. Neodymium, samarium, holmium, and erbium were selected due to their unique spectroscopic signatures and to represent the lighter (neodymium and samarium) and heavier (holmium and erbium) lanthanides. Even though europium does not have a strong absorbance in the range studied, europium was used in some instances to also represent the lighter lanthanides. Cerium oxide was used to representant dissolution of tetravalent lanthanides.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89303321CEM000080
- OSTI ID:
- 2202376
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL--STI-2023-00492
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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