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The use of decylamine for the extraction of actinides and lanthanides from carbonate solutions

Journal Article · · Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5659313

This paper studies the extraction of actinides (Th, U, Pu, Am, Cm, Bk, Cf) and the lanthanides (Ce, Eu, Yb, Lu) from solutions of ammonium bicarbonate by decylamine (DA) chloride in chloroform. The following order of extraction of the actinides in various oxidation states was established: Me(III) >Me(IV) > (Me(VI). The extraction of trivalent transplutonium elements increases in the series Cf < Bk < Cm < Am, and that of the rare earth elements Lu < Yb < Eu. The distribution coefficients decrease with increasing HCO/sup -//sub 3/ ion concentration and, conversely, increase with increasing concentration of the metal and extraction reagent. In the system NH/sub 4/HCO/sub 3/-DA in chloroform, a high separation factor of the Am-U pair, equal to 10/sup 3/, is observed.

OSTI ID:
5659313
Journal Information:
Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 27:1; ISSN SVRDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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