Modelling of the Am(III) - Cm(III) kinetic separation effect observed during metal ion extraction by bis-(1,2,4)-triazine ligands

Distler, P., Stamberg, K., John, J., Harwood, L. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-7380 and Lewis, F. W. (2018) Modelling of the Am(III) - Cm(III) kinetic separation effect observed during metal ion extraction by bis-(1,2,4)-triazine ligands. Separation Science and Technology, 53 (2). pp. 277-285. ISSN 0149-6395 doi: 10.1080/01496395.2017.1384017

Abstract/Summary

The kinetic separation effect was observed leading to a separation factor for Am(III) over Cm(III) as high as 7.9 by using 2,9-bis-(1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-1,10-phenantroline (BTPhen) ligands in our recent study. In an attempt to explain the observed tendencies, several kinetic models were tested. A model based on mass transfer as the rate-controlling process was found to best describe the kinetic data and allowed to simulate the dependence of Am/Cm separation factor on time. The calculated values of the overall mass-transfer coefficients confirmed that the observed kinetic effect was caused by the different rates of Am(III) and Cm(III) extraction. This kinetic separation phenomenon and its explanation paves the way for potential new approaches to separation of metal ions with very similar properties, such as the adjacent minor actinides Am(III) and Cm(III).

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/73210
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/01496395.2017.1384017
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Mass Spectrometry (CAF) Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > NMR (CAF) Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Optical Spectroscopy (CAF)
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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