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Title: Study on reduction and back extraction of Pu(IV) by urea derivatives in nitric acid conditions

Abstract

The reduction kinetics of Pu(IV) by hydroxyl-semicarbazide (HSC), hydroxyurea (HU) and di-hydroxyurea (DHU) in nitric acid solutions were investigated separately with adequate kinetic equations. In addition, counter-current cascade experiments were conducted for Pu split from U in nitric acid media using three kinds of reductant, respectively. The results show that urea derivatives as a kind of novel salt-free reductant can reduce Pu(IV) to Pu(III) rapidly in the nitric acid solutions. The stripping experimental results showed that Pu(IV) in the organic phase can be stripped rapidly to the aqueous phase by the urea derivatives, and the separation factors of plutonium /uranium can reach more than 10{sup 4}. This indicates that urea derivatives is a kind of promising salt-free agent for uranium/plutonium separation. In addition, the complexing effect of HSC with Np(IV) was revealed, and Np(IV) can be back-extracted by HSC with a separation factor of about 20.

Authors:
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  1. China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O.Box 275(26), Beijing 102413 (China)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
22257833
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: GLOBAL 2013: International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference - Nuclear Energy at a Crossroads, Salt Lake City, UT (United States), 29 Sep - 3 Oct 2013; Other Information: Country of input: France; 18 refs.; Related Information: In: Proceedings of GLOBAL 2013: International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Conference - Nuclear Energy at a Crossroads| 1633 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; COUNTER CURRENT; EXTRACTION; FUEL CYCLE; HYDROXIDES; HYDROXYUREA; KINETIC EQUATIONS; NITRIC ACID; PLUTONIUM; REDUCTION; SALTS; STRIPPING; URANIUM; UREA

Citation Formats

Ye, G. A., Xiao, S. T., Yan, T. H., Lin, R. S., and Zhu, Z. W. Study on reduction and back extraction of Pu(IV) by urea derivatives in nitric acid conditions. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Ye, G. A., Xiao, S. T., Yan, T. H., Lin, R. S., & Zhu, Z. W. Study on reduction and back extraction of Pu(IV) by urea derivatives in nitric acid conditions. United States.
Ye, G. A., Xiao, S. T., Yan, T. H., Lin, R. S., and Zhu, Z. W. 2013. "Study on reduction and back extraction of Pu(IV) by urea derivatives in nitric acid conditions". United States.
@article{osti_22257833,
title = {Study on reduction and back extraction of Pu(IV) by urea derivatives in nitric acid conditions},
author = {Ye, G. A. and Xiao, S. T. and Yan, T. H. and Lin, R. S. and Zhu, Z. W.},
abstractNote = {The reduction kinetics of Pu(IV) by hydroxyl-semicarbazide (HSC), hydroxyurea (HU) and di-hydroxyurea (DHU) in nitric acid solutions were investigated separately with adequate kinetic equations. In addition, counter-current cascade experiments were conducted for Pu split from U in nitric acid media using three kinds of reductant, respectively. The results show that urea derivatives as a kind of novel salt-free reductant can reduce Pu(IV) to Pu(III) rapidly in the nitric acid solutions. The stripping experimental results showed that Pu(IV) in the organic phase can be stripped rapidly to the aqueous phase by the urea derivatives, and the separation factors of plutonium /uranium can reach more than 10{sup 4}. This indicates that urea derivatives is a kind of promising salt-free agent for uranium/plutonium separation. In addition, the complexing effect of HSC with Np(IV) was revealed, and Np(IV) can be back-extracted by HSC with a separation factor of about 20.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22257833}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
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