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JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
Volume 284, Issue 2, Pages 377-385Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0467-y
Keywords
Actinide partitioning; Diglycolamide; Solvent extraction; TODGA; Waste management
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Extraction behaviour of actinides, lanthanides, fission products and structural elements has been studied with the two diglycolamide extractants, namely N,N,N',N'-tetra-2-ethylhexyl diglycolamide (T2EHDGA) and N,N,N',N'-tetraoctyl diglycolamide (TODGA). The acid extraction studies suggested that T2EHDGA (K-H: 1.8) is less basic as compared to its linear homologue, TODGA (K-H: 4.1). The distribution ratio of Am(III) by 0.1 M diglycolamides followed the order: TODGA > T2EHDGA. The number of ligand molecules present in the stoichiometry of the extracted species of Am(III) was found to be three and four for T2EHDGA and TODGA, respectively. Thermodynamics studies suggested that the extraction of Am(III) by both the extractants is exothermic in nature. The radiolytic stability of TODGA and T2EHDGA solutions in n-dodecane has been investigated. Due to lower distribution ratio of Am by T2EHDGA, 0.2 M of its solution has been used as compared to 0.1 M solution of TODGA. The distribution behaviour of various metal ions, viz. Am, Nd, Fe, Mo, Cr, Sr and Cs has been studied from nitric acid as well as from simulated high level waste solution.
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