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Original Articles

Recovery of Uranium and Europium from Simulated Radioactive Waste Solution Containing Cesium, Cobalt and Ruthenium

Pages 378-381 | Published online: 22 Jul 2008
 

Abstract

The extraction of uranium as well as Eu-(152 + 154), Co-60, Ru-103 and Cs-137 by di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (HDEHP), tricaprylmethyl ammonium chloride (Aliquate-336) and tricapryltertiaryamine (Alamine-336) in kerosene from aqueous nitrate medium of constant ionic strength, 0.6 (H+, NaNO3) was investigated. The aqueous phase used is a representative medium for certain medium level waste (MLW) solutions. The obtained results indicate that HDEHP system is more suitable for the separation of U(VI) and Eu(III) from Ru(III), Co(II) and Cs(I). Using HDEHP loaded on XAD-4, chromatographic extraction was applied successfully for the recovery of uranium and Eu(152+154) from the aforementioned solution.

Die Extraktion von Uranium wie auch von Eu-(152 + 154), Co-60, Ru-103 und Cs-137 durch Di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphorsäurc (HDEHP), Tricaprylmethylammoniumchlorid (Aliquate-336) und Tricapryl tertiäramin (Alamin-336) in Kerosin aus wäβrigen Nitratlösungen bei einer konstanten Ionenstärke von 0,6 (H+, NaNO3) wurde untersucht. Die verwendete wäβrige Phase ist für eine mittelaktive Abfallösung (MLW) repräsentativ. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daβ das HDEHP-System geeigneter zur Abtrennung des U(VI) und des Eu(III) vom Ru(III), Co(II) und Cs(I) ist. Bei Verwendung eines HDEHP-beladenen Austauschers (XAD-4) konnte eine chromatographische Extraktion zur Rückgewinnung des Uraniums und des Eu-(152 + 154) von der oben erwähnten Lösung erfolgreich angewendet werden.

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