Abstract:
This paper reports the data on the extraction of U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) from different concentration of nitric acid, and the extraction capacity of thorium by tri-iso-amyl phosphate (TiAP), tri-sec-butyl phosphate(TsBP) in n-dodecane solution, at the same time, provides a comparison of their extraction behavior with that of tri-n-butyl phosphate(TBP). The results indicate that extraction properties of U(Ⅵ) and Th(Ⅳ) by TiAP are similar to TBP, and the distribution ratios are slightly higher than that of TBP; while the distribution ratio of U(Ⅵ) by TsBP is higher than that of TBP, but the distribution ratio for Th(Ⅳ) is lower. The distribution ratios of thorium and uranium by the two kinds of extractants are increasing with the increase of nitric acid concention in aqueous phase, then decreasing under the higher acid concention.