摘要
In order to directly separate trivalent minor actinides （MA： Am, Cm） from fission products （FP） containing rare earths （RE） in high level radioactive liquid waste （HLLW）, the authors have challenged to develop a simplified MA separation process by extraction chromatography using a single column. Attention has been paid to a new type of nitrogen-donor ligands, R-BTP （2,6-bis（5,6-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl） pyridine, R： alkyl group） as an extractant because it shows high extraction selectivity for Am（Ⅲ） over RE（Ⅲ）. It is known that the R-BTP ligands show different properties such as adsorbability and stability by hav- ing different alkyl groups. Therefore, some novel adsorbents were prepared by impregnating different types of R-BTP ligands （isohexyl-, isoheptyl- and cyheptyl-BTP） and a similar ligand to the R-BTP, ATP （2,6-bis（l-aryl-lH-tetrazol-5-yl）pyridines）, into the porous silica/polymer support （SiOrP particles）. This work deals with comparison in adsorption and desorption prop- erties of Am and some FP in HNO3 solution onto such R-BTP type adsorbents, as well as chemical and radiolytic stability of the adsorbents. Then the possibility of a single-column separation of MA from main FP was pursued by evaluating the results of column experiments using the most promising adsorbent （isohexyl-BTP/SiO2-P） under temperature control. In addition, elu- tion behaviors of U and Pd were also estimated.
In order to directly separate trivalent minor actinides(MA:Am,Cm) from fission products(FP) containing rare earths(RE) in high level radioactive liquid waste(HLLW),the authors have challenged to develop a simplified MA separation process by extraction chromatography using a single column.Attention has been paid to a new type of nitrogen-donor ligands,R-BTP(2,6-bis(5,6-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl) pyridine,R:alkyl group) as an extractant because it shows high extraction selectivity for Am(Ⅲ) over RE(Ⅲ).It is known that the R-BTP ligands show different properties such as adsorbability and stability by having different alkyl groups.Therefore,some novel adsorbents were prepared by impregnating different types of R-BTP ligands(isohexyl-,isoheptyl-and cyheptyl-BTP) and a similar ligand to the R-BTP,ATP(2,6-bis(1-aryl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyridines),into the porous silica/polymer support(SiO2-P particles).This work deals with comparison in adsorption and desorption properties of Am and some FP in HNO 3 solution onto such R-BTP type adsorbents,as well as chemical and radiolytic stability of the adsorbents.Then the possibility of a single-column separation of MA from main FP was pursued by evaluating the results of column experiments using the most promising adsorbent(isohexyl-BTP/SiO2-P) under temperature control.In addition,elution behaviors of U and Pd were also estimated.
