Abstract:
STUDY ON THE EXTRACTION OF AMERICIUM AND SOME LANTHANIDES BY CYANEX 301 AND CYANEX 302Liu Demin Shao Yun Liu Xiangfeng Yang Yusheng(Northwestern Institute of Nuclear Technology,P.O.Box 69(17),Xi'an 710024)ABSTRACTThe solvent extraction of Am3+、La3+、Eu3+ and Tm3+ by Cyanex 301 (bis(2,4,4trimethylpentyl)dithiophosphinic acid) and Cyanex 302 (bis(2,4,4trimethylpentyl)monothiophosphinic acid) in cyclohexane from natrate aqueous solution has been investigated.The results show that the extraction behaviors of trace amount of Am3+ and Eu3+ by Cyanex 301 or Cyanex 302 are very similar.However,in the presence of macro amount of La(NO3)3,the high selectivity towards Am3+ is rather apparent.The separation factor for Am3+ and Eu3+ is as high as 200,and the order of distribution coefficient for rare earth elements is:DTm>DEu>DLa.Key words Americium Lanthanides Cyanex 301 Cyanex 302 Extraction