The separation of americium(III) from europium(III) by two new 6,6'-bistriazinyl-2,2'-bipyridines in different diluents

Harwood, L. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-7380, Lewis, F. W., Hudson, M. J., John, J. and Distler, P. (2011) The separation of americium(III) from europium(III) by two new 6,6'-bistriazinyl-2,2'-bipyridines in different diluents. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 29 (4). pp. 551-576. ISSN 0736-6299 doi: 10.1080/10496475.2011.556989

Abstract/Summary

The synthesis and extraction of americium(III) and europium(III) from aqueous nitric acid solutions by the new BTBP ligands 6,6’-bis(5,5,7,7- tetramethyl-5,7-dihydrofuro[3,4-e]-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-2,2’-bipyridine (Cy5-O-Me4-BTBP), and 6,6’-bis(5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-5,7-dihydrothieno[3,4-e]-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)- 2,2’-bipyridine (Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP) is described. The affinity for Am(III) and the selectivity for Am(III) over Eu(III) of Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP were generally higher than for Cy5-O-Me4-BTBP. For both ligands, the extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) from 3 M HNO3 into 3 mM organic solutions varied with the diluent used. The highest distribution ratios and separation factors observed were in cyclohexanone and 2-methylcyclohexanone, respectively. For Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP, there is a strong correlation between the distribution ratio for Am(III) and the permittivity of the diluent used. With 1-octanol as the diluent, low distribution ratios (D(Am) < 1) were observed for Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP although this ligand extracts Am(III) selectively (SFAm/Eu = 16-46 from 1-4 M HNO3). For Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP, Am(III) is extracted as the disolvate. The distribution ratios for Am(III), and the separation factors for Am(III) over Eu(III) are both significantly higher for CyMe4-BTBP than they are for Cy5-O-Me4-BTBP and Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP in cyclohexanone. Changing the diluent from cyclohexanone to 2-methylcyclohexanone leads to a decrease in D(Am) but an increase in SFAm/Eu for Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP.

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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF)
Uncontrolled Keywords	Americium(III), europium(III), separation, nitric acid, 1-octanol, kinetics, Cy5-O-Me4-BTBP, SANEX process, Cy5-S-Me4-BTBP, cyclohexanone, 2-methylcyclohexanone, CyMe4-BTBP, extraction
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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