Abstract:
The effects of concentrations of C
2H
4NOH, H
+, NO
-3, Fe(Ⅲ) and temperature on the reaction rate of the Pu(Ⅳ)acetaldoxime were studied by spectrophotometry, and then the rate equation and the corresponding parameters were obtained.The reduction rate of Pu(Ⅳ) can be improved by either increasing the acetaldoxime concentration and the temperature, or decreasing the concentration of acid. However, the effects of concentrations of NO
-3 and Fe
3+ on the reduction rate of Pu(Ⅳ) are negligible.It is found that the rate constant is (39.51±0.05) (mol/L)
1.1·min
-1 at 25 ℃, and the activation energy is (88.96±9.43) kJ/mol. In the counter current cascade experiments with acetaldoxime used as reductant (in which 6 stages for supplemental extraction, 8 stages for stripping, and ratio of flow is 1BS∶1BF∶1BX=1∶4∶1), the recoveries are more than 99.99% for U and 99.99% for Pu. The separation factor of Pu from U is 1.05×10
4, while that of U from Pu is 2.7×10
5.