基于外源法的TBP主要α辐解产物研究

Research on Primary Radiolysis Products of TBP Using Exogenous Alpha Particles

  • 摘要: 为了探究磷酸三丁酯(TBP)的α辐解效应,本文建立了可同时定量分析H3PO4、磷酸一丁酯(MBP)和磷酸二丁酯(DBP)三种TBP辐解产物的测试方法,首次利用回旋加速器构建的α辐照平台开展了TBP萃取体系的α辐解行为研究,重点考察了吸收剂量、剂量率、预平衡硝酸浓度、稀释剂种类、水分子以及金属离子等因素对TBP主要辐解产物(H3PO4、MBP、DBP)的影响。结果表明:在0~400 kGy吸收剂量范围内,H3PO4、MBP和DBP的产额均随α辐照吸收剂量的加大而增加;0.01~5 mol/L硝酸浓度范围内,3种产物的产额也随硝酸浓度的上升有所增加,但H3PO4和MBP的产额在1 mol/L硝酸浓度时趋于饱和;体系中水分子与Zr(Ⅳ)的存在将抑制TBP的辐解,而当吸收剂量大于100 kGy时,加氢煤油(HOK)对TBP的降解也具有一定抑制作用;在本实验考察的剂量率范围(0~30 kGy/min)内,未发现剂量率变化对TBP主要辐解产物的显著影响。本文建立的外源α辐解方法及取得的研究结果不仅有助于加深对TBP辐解行为的理解,而且对其他萃取剂及萃取体系的辐解行为研究也具有一定的参考价值。

     

    Abstract: In the spent fuel reprocessing process, extractants and extraction systems are subjected to intense radiation from various types of rays. Under such strong radiation fields, these extractants inevitably undergo physicochemical changes, such as chemical bond cleavage or rearrangement, leading to the formation of a series of radiolysis products. This results in the degradation of the extractants’ performance. Compared to β and γ rays, α particles have a higher linear energy transfer (LET), which may lead to more complex radiolysis behaviors of the extractants. Previous studies on the α-radiolysis of TBP (tributyl phosphate) have mostly focused on endogenous forms. Thereby, the exogenous α-radiolysis effects of TBP were investigated in this paper. For the first time, a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was established to simultaneously quantify three TBP radiolysis products: H3PO4, MBP (monobutyl phosphate), and DBP (dibutyl phosphate). Prior to quantitative analysis, the radiolysis products of TBP were derivatized to replace active hydrogen atoms in their molecular structures with silyl groups. This derivatization step aimed to reduce the boiling points of the products, ensuring their complete vaporization in the gas chromatography (GC) vaporization chamber. Additionally, an α-irradiation platform constructed using a cyclotron was employed for the first time to investigate the α-radiolysis behavior of the TBP extraction system. The study focused on the effects of absorbed dose, dose rate, pre-equilibrium nitric acid concentration, diluent type, water molecules, and metal ions on the main radiolysis products of TBP (H3PO4, MBP, and DBP). The results show that within the absorbed dose range of 0-400 kGy, the yields of H3PO4, MBP, and DBP all increase with the increase of α-irradiation absorbed dose. Within the nitric acid concentration range of 0.01-5 mol/L, the yields of the three products also increase with rising nitric acid concentration, but the yields of H3PO4 and MBP tend to saturate at 1 mol/L nitric acid concentration. The presence of water molecules and Zr(Ⅳ) in the system inhibits the radiolysis of TBP, and HOK (hydrogenated kerosene) also exhibits a certain inhibitory effect on TBP degradation when the absorbed dose exceeds 100 kGy. However, within the dose rate range investigated in this study (0-30 kGy/min), no significant effect of dose rate variation on the main radiolysis products of TBP is observed. The findings not only contribute to a more comprehensive and accurate evaluation of the radiation stability of TBP and its extraction systems, but also hold significant implications for the molecular design of new extractants and the development of spent fuel reprocessing technologies.

     

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