Abstract:
In this paper, the extractions of uranyl nitrate, thorium nitrate, fission products by ten dialkylamides are studied. Results show that D2EHHA, OCLA and EHCLA are superior to TBP for uranium extraction. The extractions of uranium and thorium by N-substituted caprolactams are better than by dialkylamides. All amides, except OCLA, have higher U-Th separation factors than TBP. α- or β-branching of carbanyl chain or nitrogen chain is liable to form third phase. With the increase of carbon chain length of nitrogen side,the tendency of third phase formation is decreased.