Hydroxycalix[n]arenes possess high chemical and radiolytic stability, being promising extractants for long-lived radionuclides recovery from alkaline media. P-isononylcalix[6]arene shows the optimal combination of high extraction ability and good solubility in a paraffin diluent. During the static tests on real waste, high purification factors were achieved: 15,000 for 137Cs and β-emitters and 100—for α-emitting radionuclides. Dynamic tests were carried out on a 16-stage test bench in countercurrent mode using model alkaline HLW. Purification factor > 500 was achieved for 137Cs with its tenfold concentration in the re-extract. Test results confirm the possibility of using p-isononylcalix[6]arene for alkaline HLW processing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)675–681
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume326
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2020

    Research areas

  • Alkaline radioactive waste, Cesium-137, Extraction processing of HLW, p-isononylcalix[6]arene, Solvent extraction, RADIONUCLIDES, ISOTHERMS, AMERICIUM, KINETICS, CESIUM, ADSORPTION, SOLVENT-EXTRACTION

    Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Pollution
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Spectroscopy
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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