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Effect of ionizing radiation on the extraction of Am(III) with p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene from alkaline carbonate solutions. / Smirnov, I. V.; Stepanova, E. S.; Tyupina, M. Yu; Ivenskaya, N. M.; Tananaev, I. G.; Zaripov, S. R.; Kleshnina, S. R.; Solov’eva, S. E.; Antipin, I. S.
In: Radiochemistry, Vol. 59, No. 4, 01.07.2017, p. 365-371.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of ionizing radiation on the extraction of Am(III) with p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene from alkaline carbonate solutions
AU - Smirnov, I. V.
AU - Stepanova, E. S.
AU - Tyupina, M. Yu
AU - Ivenskaya, N. M.
AU - Tananaev, I. G.
AU - Zaripov, S. R.
AU - Kleshnina, S. R.
AU - Solov’eva, S. E.
AU - Antipin, I. S.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - The effect of γ-irradiation of tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (TCA) solutions in m-nitrobenzotrifluoride (NBTF) and tetrachloroethylene (TCE) on the extraction of 241Am from alkaline carbonate solutions was studied. TCA itself remains stable upon γ-irradiation of its solutions in NBTF to a dose of 200 kGy, but the diluent undergoes strong degradation. The radiation resistance of TCA in TCE is considerably lower: A dose of 70 kGy causes complete degradation of TCA. In the TCA–TCE–aqueous phase system, sulfate ions appear upon γ-irradiation as the final product of the extractant radiolysis. A large number of γ-radiolysis products of TCE and TCA were detected by HPLC and GCMS. The products of radiolysis of TCA in TCE, compared to the initial extractant, have lower molecular mass and higher polarity. The results show that chlorinated diluents are not promising diluents for thiacalixarene in extraction processing of alkaline high-level waste.
AB - The effect of γ-irradiation of tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene (TCA) solutions in m-nitrobenzotrifluoride (NBTF) and tetrachloroethylene (TCE) on the extraction of 241Am from alkaline carbonate solutions was studied. TCA itself remains stable upon γ-irradiation of its solutions in NBTF to a dose of 200 kGy, but the diluent undergoes strong degradation. The radiation resistance of TCA in TCE is considerably lower: A dose of 70 kGy causes complete degradation of TCA. In the TCA–TCE–aqueous phase system, sulfate ions appear upon γ-irradiation as the final product of the extractant radiolysis. A large number of γ-radiolysis products of TCE and TCA were detected by HPLC and GCMS. The products of radiolysis of TCA in TCE, compared to the initial extractant, have lower molecular mass and higher polarity. The results show that chlorinated diluents are not promising diluents for thiacalixarene in extraction processing of alkaline high-level waste.
KW - alkaline media
KW - americium-241
KW - extraction
KW - radiolysis products
KW - thiaxalix[4]arene
KW - γ-radiolysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028395323&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S1066362217040087
DO - 10.1134/S1066362217040087
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85028395323
VL - 59
SP - 365
EP - 371
JO - Radiochemistry
JF - Radiochemistry
SN - 1066-3622
IS - 4
ER -
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