Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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Volume 277: Issue 2
Extraction of U(VI), Pu(IV), Am(III) and some fission products by 2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester immobilized polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels
Authors:
C. Kedari Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Reprocessing Division Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 India

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M. Kumar Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Radiation and Photo Chemistry Division Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 India

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S. Tripathi Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Reprocessing Division Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 India

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A. Dakshinamoorthy Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Reprocessing Division Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 India

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S. Munshi Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Reprocessing Division Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 India

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P. Dey Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Fuel Reprocessing Division Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 India

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321–327
Online Publication Date:
12 Mar 2008
Publication Date:
01 Aug 2008
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-7025-2
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Abstract  

Cross-linked hydrogel matrices immobilized with 2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester (HA), were prepared to investigate their application in the recovery of radionuclide from acidic waste solutions. Gamma-radiation was used to produce HA immobilized polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels (HA-gel). The hydrogels with different characteristics such as: degree of cross-linking (by varying radiation dose) and quantity of extractant immobilized (by starting with aqueous PVA solution containing different amounts of HA), were synthesised. These HA-gels were investigated for solid-liquid phase extraction of U(VI), Pu(IV), Am(III) and some fission products, under various experimental conditions. The concentration of HNO3 in the aqueous phase was found to play an important role in the extraction of these radionuclei. Extraction of U(VI) was more favourable at lower concentration of HNO3 (∼0.001 to 0.5M), while at higher concentrations (∼0.5 to 3M HNO3), more than 90% of Pu(IV) present in the aqueous phase, could be extracted by the HA-gel. The extraction of Am(III) was also found predominant only at lower acidities (at pH∼2 and above). Under optimized conditions, maximum metal loading capacities obtained were 19±0.8 mg, 8±0.4 mg and 11±0.5 mg per gram of swollen HA-gel, for U(VI), Pu(IV) and Am(III), respectively. Under the experimental conditions, extractions of Cs(I) and Sr(II) were observed to be negligible. No leaching out of HA from the HA-gel particles was noted even after its repetitive use for the studied ten cycles of extraction and stripping experiments, as evident from its unchanged extraction efficiency.

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0236-5731
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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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