A New Method for Partitioning of Trivalent Actinides from High-Level Liquid Waste

The extraction behavior of Am(III) and Eu(III) in a solution of tetra-bis(2-ethylhexyl)diglycolamide (TEHDGA) and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP) in n-dodecane (n-DD) was studied from nitric acid medium. The distribution ratio of Am(III) and Eu(III) in TEHDGA-HDEHP/n-DD was measured as a function of various parameters such as concentrations of nitric acid, TEHDGA, HDEHP, and nitrate ion. The data were compared with those obtained in individual solvents namely 0.1 M TEHDGA/n-DD and 0.25 M HDEHP/n-DD. The synergistic extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) observed in a solution of 0.1 M TEHDGA – 0.25 M HDEHP/n-DD was attributed to the involvement of both TEHDGA and HDEHP for extraction. Slope analysis of the extraction data indicated the predominant participation of HDEHP for extraction at low acidities and TEHDGA and nitrate ion at higher acidity. The stripping behavior of Am(III) and Eu(III) from the extracted organic phase was investigated using citric acid (CA) and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA). A suitable aqueous formulation was developed to separate Am(III) alone from chemically similar Eu(III) present in loaded organic phase, to facilitate a single-step separation of trivalent actinides from the high-level liquid waste (HLLW).     

Extraction Behavior of Am(III) and Eu(III) from Nitric Acid Medium in Tetraoctyldiglycolamide-Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phosphoric Acid Solution

The extraction behavior of Am(III) and Eu(III) in a solution of tetra-octyldiglycolamide (TODGA), bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid (HDEHP), and n-dodecane (n-DD) was studied to understand the role of TODGA and HDEHP in the combined solvent system. The extraction behavior of these metal ions was compared with those observed in TODGA/n-DD and HDEHP/n-DD. The effect of various parameters such as concentrations of HNO₃, TODGA, and HDEHP on the distribution ratio of Am(III) and Eu(III) was studied. Synergistic extraction of both the metal ions observed at lower acidities (<2.0 M) was attributed to the involvement of TODGA and HDEHP for extraction. However, the extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) in the combined solvent was comparable with that observed in TODGA at higher acidities. The slope analysis of the extraction data confirmed the involvement of both the extractants at all acidities investigated in the present study.     

Extraction of Trivalent Europium and Americium from Nitric Acid Solution with Bisdiglycolamides

Two bisdiglycolamides (BisDGAs) of N,N,N′′′,N′′′-tetrabutyl-N?,N′′-ethidene bisdiglycolamide (TBE-BisDGA) and N,N,N′′′,N′′′-tetrabutyl-N?,N′′-m-xylylene bisdiglycolamide (TBX-BisDGA) were synthesized. Their extraction behaviors of Eu(III) and Am(III), as well as nitric acid were investigated from nitric acid medium by using n-octanol as diluent. Nitric acid is extracted as the form of HNO₃·(BisDGAs)_0.6 by BisDGAs and the conditional acid uptake constants of TBE-BisDGA and TBX-BisDGA were 0.26 and 0.10, respectively. The distribution ratios of Eu(III) and Am(III) increased with the increase of nitric acid and extractant concentration, whilst decreased with temperature rise. TBX-BisDGA had a stronger extraction power for Eu(III) and Am(III) than TBE-BisDGA. Both of the extractants displayed a higher affinity toward Eu(III) than Am(III). In the examination of the acidity range from 0.5 to 5.0 M, a maximum separation factor SF_{Eu(III)/Am(III)} can reach 8.0 at 3.0 M HNO₃ for TBX-BisDGA; and 10 at 4.0 M HNO₃ for TBE-BisDGA, respectively. Slope analyses showed that Eu(III) and Am(III) are extracted as di-solvated species by TBX-BisDGA or TBE-BisDGA. The extraction mechanism was described and the apparent extraction equilibrium constant as well as Gibbs free energy change, enthalpy change and entropy change were presented. In addition, their Eu(III) complexes were analyzed by using infrared spectra.     

Polymer-derived β-SiAlON:Eu2+ phosphors

A series of β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ phosphors were synthesized from single-source precursors, perhydropolysilazane chemically modified with Al(OCH(CH₃)₂)₃, AlCl₃, and EuCl₂. The single-source precursors were converted to β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ phosphors by pyrolysis under flowing N₂ or NH₃ at 1000°C, followed by heat treatment at 1800°C under an N₂ gas pressure at 980 kPa. By varying the molar ratio of the chemical modifiers, β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ with the compositions close to the theoretical ones expressed as Si_6−zAl_zO_z−2yN_8−z+2y:yEu²⁺ were synthesized, where the z values and Eu²⁺ contents were controlled in the ranges of .44–.78 and .35–1.48 mol%, respectively. The polymer-derived β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ phosphors exhibited green emission under excitation at 460 nm attributed to the 4f⁷–4f⁶(7f³)5d¹ transition of dopant Eu²⁺. High-angle annular dark-field-scanning transmission microscopy analysis confirmed that the doped-Eu²⁺ existed interstitially within the channels along the c axis of host β-SiAlON. Compared with the conventional powder metallurgy route, the polymer-derived ceramic route in this study offers some advantages in the grain growth of host β-SiAlON and photoluminescence properties in terms of green emission intensity under excitation at 460 nm, and the highest intensity was achieved for the polymer-derived β-SiAlON:Eu²⁺ with z = .64 and .37 mol% Eu²⁺.     

苯丙烯酸邻菲罗啉铕钇配合物的合成及荧光特性

在乙醇介质中，合成了标题化合物，测定了其组成，红外光谱及荧光光谱，结果表明，羧酸的羟基氧及邻菲罗啉中的氮原子均与稀土离子配位，铕钇配合物的荧光强度值高于铕配合物。     

Eu(DMBM)_2(2,2′-bipy)NO_3的合成与荧光光谱

本工作首次合成了Eu(DMBM)_2(2,2′-bipy)NO_3(DMBM=二对甲氧基苯甲酰甲烷,2,2′-bipy-2,2′-联吡啶)。通过元素分析、热谱、电导率、红外和拉曼光谱、质子核磁共振谱对所合成化合物进行了表征。在77K测定了固体配合物的激发光谱和发光光谱。光谱数据说明配合物含有两种Eu(Ⅲ)格位。配合物中三种配体在Eu(Ⅲ)周围的分布情况略有不同,显示出不同的晶体场效应。光谱数据表明,配合物中Eu(Ⅲ)格位属于非中心对称的点群C_1或C_3或C_2。     

铕（III）-1-（氯苯基）-3-（2-羟基苯基）-丙二酮类配合物的合成与荧光性质

合成了1-(邻氯苯基)-3-(2-羟基苯基)-丙二酮(L1)、1-(间氯苯基)-3-(2-羟基苯基)-丙二酮(L2)和1-(对氯苯基)-3-(2-羟基苯基)-丙二酮(L3)3种配体,并将此3种配体分别与 Eu(III)反应生成3种新的稀土配合物。运用元素分析、红外光谱与荧光光谱等手段对配合物进行了表征。结果表明：3种配合物的组成分别为 Eu(L1)3·2H2O、Eu(L2)3·2H2O 和 Eu(L3)3·2H2O。荧光光谱显示,3种配合物的配体均能将吸收的能量有效地传递给三价铕离子,从而使配合物发射出强的铕离子的特征荧光。在3种配合物中,Eu(L1)3·2H2O 的荧光强度远大于 Eu(L2)3·2H2O 和 Eu(L3)3·2H2O 的荧光强度,这说明配体 L1与 Eu(III)离子的能级匹配较好,能量传递效率较高。     

Effect of an electric field on the transport of Th(IV) in the presence of Eu(III) and U(VI) through supported liquid membrane containing di‐2‐ethylhexylphosphoric acid

This paper investigates the transport of Th(IV) ions in nitric acid media through a supported liquid membrane (SLM) impregnated with di‐2‐ethylhexylphosphoric acid (HDEHP) in kerosene using an electric field. The transport was carried out in a three compartment cell fitted with microporous cellulose nitrate (SLM) and cation exchange membrane (Nafion). The effect of different parameters including nitric acid concentration in the feed solution, HDEHP concentration in the membrane, and HCl concentration were studied. The optimal conditions for Th(IV) transport were 0.1 mol dm^?3 HDEHP, 10^?3 mol dm^?3 HNO₃ in the feed solution, 1 mol dm^?3 HCl in compartment 2 and 1 mol dm^?3 HCl in compartment 3 at 25 °C. Under the optimal conditions of Th(IV) transport the recovery factor after 90 min was 0.25 without applying an electrostatic field, compared with 0.9 when the electric field was applied. The effect of electric current on the flux of Th(IV) through the membrane was also studied. The flux increased as the current density increased from 10 to 30 mA cm^?2 to reach a maximum value at 30 mA cm^?2 (8 × 10^?9 g eq cm^?2 s^?1). The transport percentages of 0.3 g dm^?3 Th(IV) in the presence of 0.1 g dm^?3 Eu(III) and 1 g dm^?3 U(VI) were 66, 84 and 15%, respectively. The determined selectivities of U(VI)–Th(IV) and Th(IV)–Eu(III) were 0.12 and 0.3, respectively, after 90 min. Therefore, the order of selectivity of this system is Eu(III) > Th(IV) > U(VI). © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Structural and emission properties of Eu3+‐doped alkaline earth zinc‐phosphate glasses for white LED applications

Quaternary alkaline earth zinc‐phosphate glasses in molar composition (40 ? x)ZnO – 35P₂O₅ – 20RO – 5TiO₂ – xEu₂O₃ (where x=1 and R=Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) were prepared by melt quenching technique. These glasses were studied with respect to their thermal, structural, and photoluminescent properties. The maximum value of the glass transition temperature (T_g) was observed for BaO network modifier mixed glass and minimum was observed for MgO network modifier glass. All the glasses were found to be amorphous in nature. The FT‐IR suggested the glasses to be in pyrophosphate structure, which matches with the theoretical estimation of O/P atomic ratio and the maximum depolymerization was observed for glass mixed with BaO network modifier. The intense emission peak was observed at 613 nm (⁵D₀→⁷F₂) under excitation of 392 nm, which matches well with excitation of commercial n‐UV LED chips. The highest emission intensity and quantum efficiency was observed for the glass mixed with BaO network modifier. Based on these results, another set of glass samples was prepared with molar composition (40 ? x)ZnO – 35P₂O₅ – 20BaO – 5TiO₂ – xEu₂O₃ (x=3, 5, 7, and 9) to investigate the optimized emission intensity in these glasses. The glasses exhibited crystalline features along with amorphous nature and a drastic variation in asymmetric ratio at higher concentration (7 and 9 mol%) of Eu₂O₃. The color of emission also shifted from red to reddish orange with increase in the concentration of Eu₂O₃. These glasses are potential candidates to use as a red photoluminsecent component in the field of solid‐state lighting devices.     

锌-铕抗菌材料的制备

通过溶胶-凝胶法制备出Zn-Eu抗菌白炭黑,该产品是一种含有稀土Eu3+的新型无机抗菌材料,与只单载Zn2+的抗菌白炭黑相比,该新型无机抗菌材料的抗菌性能更加显著.通过单因素实验探究Zn2+浓度、Eu3+浓度和反应时间对产品杀菌率的影响,得到最佳制备方案:Zn2+浓度为0.8 mol·L-1、Eu3+浓度0.005 mol·L-1、反应时间1 h.最佳条件下制备得到抗菌性能优良的Zn-Eu抗菌白炭黑,并对其进行FTIR、SEM和ICP-OES表征.FTIR结果显示,Zn2+和Eu3+加入后没有明显改变载体白炭黑的基本结构.SEM和ICP-OES分析表明,Zn-Eu抗菌白炭黑粒径较小,分散性较好并且Zn2+和Eu3+均担载在了载体白炭黑上.