Abstract
To separate the long-lived minor actinides (MA = Am, Cm) from high-level liquid waste (HLLW), we have been studying an advanced separation process via selective adsorption that uses minimal amounts of organic solvent and compact equipment. The process consists of two separation columns packed with a CMPO (octyl(phenyl)-N,N-diisobutylcarbamoyl-methyl phosphine oxide) adsorbent for elemental group separation and a soft-donor named the R-BTP (2,6-bis-(5,6-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazine-3-yl) pyridine) adsorbent for the isolation of MA from lanthanides (Ln). In this work, the effects of nitrate ion (NO3−) on the adsorption behavior of Am(III) and a typical fission product Ln(III) onto the isoBu-BTP/SiO2-P adsorbent were studied experimentally. Then, the desorption properties of the adsorbed element were examined using different eluting agents. A hot test for the separation of MA from the fission product Ln in a genuine MA containing effluent from the irradiated MOX-fuel treatment process was carried out using a nBu-BTP/SiO2-P packed column. It was found that the separation factor between Am(III) and Ln(III)-FP is over 100 in the measured 0.5–4 M NO3−. The adsorbed elements could be effectively eluted off using a complexing agent such as DTPA or pure water. Complete separation between MA and Ln was achieved in the column results, indicating that the proposed MA separation process is feasible in principle.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Chemical Health and Safety,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Toxicology
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