TY - JOUR

T1 - Radionuclide extraction by 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylamide derivatives and chlorinated cobalt dicarbollide

AU - Romanovskiy, V. N.

AU - Babain, V. A.

AU - Alyapyshev, M. Yu

AU - Smirnov, I. V.

AU - Herbst, R. S.

AU - Law, J. D.

AU - Todd, T. A.

PY - 2006/6/1

Y1 - 2006/6/1

N2 - The extraction properties of diamide derivatives of dipicolinamide (2,6-pyridinedicarboxylamide or DPA, (R′R″NCO) 2 C 5 NH 3 ) in mixtures containing chlorinated cobalt dicarbollide in the acid form (HCCD), with and without a substituted polyethylene glycol (PEG), have been investigated. Distribution ratios of Cs, Sr, U, Eu and Am have been measured for various concentrations of diamide, PEG, aqueous phase nitric acid, with various HCCD:diamide ratios, and using different organic diluents. In the absence of HCCD, the diamides show little affinity for the extraction of Am or Eu from nitric acid solutions (distributions typically ≤,1). Addition of HCCD with the diamide extractants indicates a pronounced synergistic effect with regard to actinide and lanthanide extraction; the observed Am and Eu distribution ratios typically increase by several orders of magnitude. Cesium is also appreciably extracted by the HCCD in the presence of the various diamides. Addition of PEG (to simultaneously extract Sr) with HCCD and diamide has minimal impacts on the Eu and Am distribution ratios. The initial data indicate that alkyl substituted DPA derivatives weakly affect the extraction properties with regard to actinides and lanthanides, while aryl substituents decrease extraction ability of the mixture. The results of this preliminary work indicate that numerous HCCD-PEG-DPA systems are promising and effective for the simultaneous extraction Cs, Sr, Am, and Eu from acidic solutions.

AB - The extraction properties of diamide derivatives of dipicolinamide (2,6-pyridinedicarboxylamide or DPA, (R′R″NCO) 2 C 5 NH 3 ) in mixtures containing chlorinated cobalt dicarbollide in the acid form (HCCD), with and without a substituted polyethylene glycol (PEG), have been investigated. Distribution ratios of Cs, Sr, U, Eu and Am have been measured for various concentrations of diamide, PEG, aqueous phase nitric acid, with various HCCD:diamide ratios, and using different organic diluents. In the absence of HCCD, the diamides show little affinity for the extraction of Am or Eu from nitric acid solutions (distributions typically ≤,1). Addition of HCCD with the diamide extractants indicates a pronounced synergistic effect with regard to actinide and lanthanide extraction; the observed Am and Eu distribution ratios typically increase by several orders of magnitude. Cesium is also appreciably extracted by the HCCD in the presence of the various diamides. Addition of PEG (to simultaneously extract Sr) with HCCD and diamide has minimal impacts on the Eu and Am distribution ratios. The initial data indicate that alkyl substituted DPA derivatives weakly affect the extraction properties with regard to actinides and lanthanides, while aryl substituents decrease extraction ability of the mixture. The results of this preliminary work indicate that numerous HCCD-PEG-DPA systems are promising and effective for the simultaneous extraction Cs, Sr, Am, and Eu from acidic solutions.

KW - Actinides

KW - Cesium

KW - Cobalt dicarbollide

KW - Diamides of dipicolinamide

KW - Extraction

KW - Lanthanides

KW - Strontium

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33746199946&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/01496390600744365

DO - 10.1080/01496390600744365

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:33746199946

VL - 41

SP - 2111

EP - 2127

JO - Separation Science and Technology

JF - Separation Science and Technology

SN - 0149-6395

IS - 10

ER -