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SOLVENT EXTRACTION AND ION EXCHANGE
Volume 30, Issue 3, Pages 278-290Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2011.609389
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TODGA; diglycolamide; radiation stability; actinide partitioning; waste management
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The radiolytic stability of a promising extractant for actinide partitioning from high-level radioactive liquid waste, namely N,N,N',N'-tetraoctyl diglycolamide (TODGA) was investigated in the presence of several phase modifiers, viz. N, N-dihexyloctanamide (DHOA), tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP), 1-decanol, and iso-decanol dissolved in n-dodecane. The distribution ratio of Am(III) decreased with increased radiation dose studied up to 1000 kGy. Nevertheless, all the compositions of extractants showed fairly high extraction of Am(III) up to 500 kGy (D-Am: >= 50), beyond which significant decrease was observed. However, the DAm values were sufficiently high for process applications for the chosen compositions even at an absorbed dose of 1000 kGy. The stripping behavior of Am(III) with 0.2 M HNO3 was found to be favorable with increased absorbed dose by the solvent up to 1000 kGy. With an increased absorbed dose, the loading of Nd(III) in the organic phase decreased due to depletion of ligand/extractant concentration (TODGA) in the organic phase. There was marginal variation in the hydrodynamic parameters such as density, viscosity, and interfacial tension (IFT) of the irradiated solvents vis-a-vis fresh/unirradiated solvent.
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