Stability of phenyl trifluoromethyl sulfone as diluent in a grouped actinide extraction process
Journal article, 2015

In this work, stability experiments have been performed on a phenyl trifluoromethyl sulfone based solvent containing 6,6'-bis(5,6-dialkyl-[1,2,4-]triazin-3-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine and tri-butyl phosphate. This solvent is intended to be used in a grouped actinide extraction process for partitioning and transmutation purposes. The distribution ratio for americium was determined to approximately 20 and for europium approximately 0.26 giving a separation factor of 77. The solvent maintain good distribution ratios and separation factors during both gamma irradiation of 6.6 kGy h(-1) for up to 24 h and acid contact for up to 6 weeks at room temperature.

Solvent extraction

FS-13

CyMe4-BTBP and TBP.

GANEX

Author

Jenny Halleröd

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Christian Ekberg

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Mark Foreman

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Elin Löfström Engdahl

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Emma Aneheim

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Energy and Material

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

0236-5731 (ISSN) 1588-2780 (eISSN)

Vol. 304 1 287-291

Subject Categories

Analytical Chemistry

DOI

10.1007/s10967-014-3657-1

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