Abstract:
Considering the good solubility of 2,6-bis(5,6-di-n-propyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-pyridine (DPTP) and avoiding the third phase formation, octanol-dodecane (ODOD) with a volume fraction of 30% was selected as the diluent. The distribution ratios of Am(Ⅲ) and Eu(Ⅲ) were studied as a function of a number of parameters such as contact time, nitrate ion and the nitric acid concentration in aqueous phase, the concentration of DPTP in the organic phase. A counter-current cascade (10 mL glass tube with plug) extraction experiment was carried out with 0.04 mol/L DPTP/ODOD. In the experiments, the flow rate ratios are as following: F∶X∶S=1∶0.63∶0.25, BF∶BX =1∶1; the feed solution, Eu(Ⅲ)+Am(Ⅲ) in 1.0 mol/L HNO
3 solution; scrubbing solution, 1.0 mol/L HNO
3 solution; stripping reagent, 0.01 mol/L HNO
3. The results show that the recovery of Am is 98.42%, only containing <0.1% Eu in the organic solvent, and the stripping efficiency of Am and Eu both are 99.9%, the separation factor of SF
Am/Eu is 45, SF
Eu/Am is more than 10
3.