Trivalent actinide and lanthanide separations using tetraalkyldiglycolamides (TCnDGA) in molecular and ionic liquid diluents
The use of the diglycolamide, tetrabutyldiglycolamide was investigated for intergroup separations of the lanthanides, focusing especially on those lanthanides (Y, Ce, Eu, Tb, Dy, Er, and Yb) found in lighting phosphors. Tetrabutyldiglycolamide extraction efficiency for the lanthanides varied depending on whether the diluent was the conventional molecular diluent 1-octanol, the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-imide, or a mixture of the two. This was attributed to extraction of either neutral, cationic or anionic lanthanide metal complexes with nitrate ion. Based on the batch contact solvent extraction results measured here, a series of extractions providing product streams containing separated Y, Ce, Eu, Tb/Dy, and Er/Yb are proposed.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- OSTI ID:
- 1236813
- Report Number(s):
- INL/CON-14-31470
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International Solvent Extraction Conference, Wuerzburg, Germany, 9/9/2014 - 9/11/2014
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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