Synergistic extraction of Eu(III) and Am(III) by thenoyltrifluoroacetone and neutral donor extractants: (Carbamoylmethyl)phosphine oxide and 2,6-bis((diphenylphosphino)methyl)pyridine N,P,P,-trioxide
- Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
Solvent extraction of Eu(III) and Am(III) from weakly acidic solutions with octyl(phenyl)-N,N-diisobutylcarbamoylmethylphosphine oxide (CMPO) and 2,6-bis((diphenylphosphino)methyl)pyridine N,P,P-trioxide (NOPOPO) in 1,2-dichloroethane was studied on a comparative basis. NOPOPO was found to exhibit unusually high extractability for Eu(III) and Am(III), probably due to its trifunctional nature, sufficient steric flexibility and basicity of the functional groups. Both CMPO and NOPOPO demonstrated synergistic effects in extraction of Eu(III) and Am(III) when used in combination with thenoyltrifluoroacetone (HTTA). However, the stoichiometry of the extracted species with CMPO/HTTA and NOPOPO/HTTA was different under similar experimental conditions. The extractant dependencies of the synergistic extractions suggest that the extracted species are the adduct complexes, M(ClO{sub 4})(TTA){sub 2}(CMPO){sub 2} and M(ClO{sub 4}){sub 2}(TTA)(NOPOPO){sub 2}, respectively. It was also observed that CMPO and CMPO/HTTA in dichloroethane extracted Eu(III) and Am(III) equally well, with very similar extraction constants. However, NOPOPO and NOPOPO/HTTA in dichloroethane demonstrated a slight preference for Eu(III) over Am(III), with the extraction constants for Eu(III) more than one order of magnitude higher than that for Am(III).
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 346964
- Journal Information:
- Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, Vol. 16, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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