An improved extraction chromatographic resin for the separation of uranium from acidic nitrate media |
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Authors: | Dietz M L Horwitz E P Sajdak L R Chiarizia R |
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Affiliation: | Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, USA |
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Abstract: | The preparation and characterization of a new extraction chromatographic resin exhibiting extraordinarily strong retention of hexavalent uranyl ion over a wide range of nitric acid concentrations and very high selectivity for U(VI) over Fe(III) and numerous other cations is described. This new material (designated U/TEVA-2) comprises a novel liquid stationary phase consisting of an equimolar mixture of diamyl amylphosphonate (DAAP]) and Cyanex 923® (a commercially available trialkyl-phosphine oxide, TRPO) sorbed on silanized silica or Amberchrom CG-71. Cyanex 923 is shown to be preferable to a related TRPO, Cyanex 925®, due to its lower viscosity and higher selectivity for U(VI) over Fe(III). The retention of uranyl nitrate by the U/TEVA-2 resin, as measured by the k′ values (number of free column values to peak maximum) is >5000 from approximately 0.1 to 8 M HNO3. The ability of the new resin to strongly and selectively retain U(VI) from such a wide range of acid concentrations, along with its favorable physical properties, make it a good candidate for application in the separation and preconcentration of U(VI) from complex environmental, biological, and nuclear waste samples for subsequent determination. |
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Keywords: | Extraction chromatography Uranium Acidic media Diamyl amylphosphonate Cyanex 923 |
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