Solid phase extraction of uranium from phosphoric acid: kinetic and thermodynamic study

Fawzy Abdel-Magied, AhmedStockholms universitet,Institutionen för organisk kemi,Nuclear Materials Authority, Egypt (author)

Solid phase extraction of uranium from phosphoric acid : kinetic and thermodynamic study

There is a high interest to develop suitable solid phase extractants for uranium separation from aqueous solutions in order to reduce cost and enhance the efficiency. This paper describes solid phase extraction of uranium(VI) from aqueous phosphoric acid solution using MCM-41 based D2HEPA-TOPO organophosphorous extractants. The mixture of D2HEPA (di-2-ethyl-hexylphosphoric acid) and TOPO (tri-n-octylphosphine oxide) was impregnated into the pores of MCM-41 and the synthesized sorbent was fully characterized. The influences of different factors such as synergistic mixture ratio, phosphoric acid concentration, mixing time and temperature were investigated. The results showed that 90% of uranium(VI) extraction can be achieved within 5 min, using D2HEPATOPO@MCM-41 (mass ratio 2: 1 w/w) from 1 M phosphoric acid containing 64 ppm of uranium at room temperature. High adsorption capacity of uranium(VI) have been achieved at the mentioned conditions. The rate constant for the chemical adsorption of uranium(VI) was 0.988 g mg. 1 min. 1 calculated by the pseudo-second order rate equation. The obtained thermodynamics parameters showed that uranium(VI) adsorption from H-3 PO4 is an exothermic and spontaneous process.

In:Radiochimica Acta: Walter de Gruyter GmbH105:10, s. 813-8200033-82302193-3405

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