Adsorption and separation behaviors of molybdenum from high-level liquid waste using a silica-based hydroxyoxime impregnated adsorbent

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - To separate Mo(VI) from high-level liquid waste, a silica-based (anti-DEHDO + Dodec)/SiO2-P adsorbent was synthesized by impregnating...     

Adsorption and separation behavior of strontium and yttrium using a silica-based bis(2-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate adsorbent

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - (HDEHP?+?Hexa)/SiO2-P, a silica-based adsorbent, was prepared and used to separate Y(III) from a mixed solution of Sr(II) and Y(III)....     

Validation of a Monte Carlo HPGe detector model against irradiated foil gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements

In order to separate and pre-concentrate uranium from aqueous phase, a novel silica-based adsorbent was prepared by impregnating nalidixic acid (HNA) into a macroreticular silica/polymer composite support (SiO₂-P) with a mean diameter of 60 μm. Adsorption behavior of uranium from aqueous solution onto the adsorbent was studied. Experimental results indicated that HNA/SiO₂-P showed strong adsorption for uranium in a wide range of pH from 3.5 to 10.0, and the maximum adsorption capacity was 35.4 mg g⁻¹. In addition, HNA/SiO₂-P exhibited good selectivity for U(VI) and showed weak or bare adsorption affinity to foreign ions. Kinetic and isotherm of uranium adsorption were in accordance with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm adsorption model, respectively. Moreover, U(VI) sorption was found to be an endothermic reaction and spontaneous under experimental state. The synthesized adsorbent showed an admirable stability at lower pH values in aqueous solution.

     

Adsorption behavior of trivalent americium and rare earth ions onto a macroporous silica-based isobutyl-BTP/SiO2-P adsorbent in nitric acid solution

To separate minor actinides from high level liquid waste (HLLW) of PUREX reprocessing, a silica-based macroporous isobutyl-BTP/SiO₂-P adsorbent was synthesized by impregnating isobutyl-BTP (2,6-di(5,6-diisobutyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)pyridine) extractant into the macroporous SiO₂-P support with a mean diameter of 60 μm. A partitioning process using extraction chromatography for the treatment of HLLW was designed consisting five separation columns. As a partly work focused on isobutyl-BTP/SiO₂-P separation column, adsorption behavior of ²⁴¹Am and trivalent rare earth (RE) from simulated HLLW onto silica-based isobutyl-BTP/SiO₂-P adsorbent was investigated by batch method. Meanwhile, the chemical and radiolytic stabilities of isobutyl-BTP/SiO₂-P adsorbent against 0.01 M HNO₃ solution and γ-ray irradiation were studied. It was found that isobutyl-BTP/SiO₂-P adsorbent exhibited good adsorption selectivity for ²⁴¹Am over RE(III) in 0.01 M HNO₃ solution and showed weak or no adsorption affinity to light and middle RE(III) groups. In addition, in stability experiments, isobutyl-BTP adsorbent showed excellent stability against 0.01 M HNO₃ solution and γ-ray irradiation over 4 months contact time.     

水杨酸型螯合吸附材料对重金属离子的吸附性能

将5-氨基水杨酸接枝到PGMA/SiO2微粒的聚甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油酯(PGMA)大分子链上,成功制备了一种新型螯合吸附材料ASA-PGMA/SiO2。采用静态法研究了ASA-PGMA/SiO2对重金属离子Cu2+、Cd2+、Zn2+、Pb2+的吸附性能,结果表明其对Cu2+、Cd2+、Zn2+、Pb2+具有很强的螯合吸附能力,吸附容量分别可以达到0.42、0.40、0.35、0.31mmol/g。体系的pH对吸附容量影响较大,吸附行为服从Langmuir和Freundlich吸附模型。使用0.1mol/L的盐酸溶液就可实现重金属离子的解吸。通过反复吸附-解吸实验证明ASA-PGMA/SiO2具有良好的重复使用性能。     

Synthesis of two novel macroporous silica-based impregnated polymeric composites and their application in highly active liquid waste partitioning by extraction chromatography

Two kinds of novel macroporous silica-based chelating polymeric adsorption materials, TODGA/SiO2-P and CMPO/SiO2-P, were synthesized by impregnating and immobilizing two chelating agents, N,N,N',N'-tetraoctyl-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamide (TODGA) and octyl(phenyl)-N,N-diisobutylcarbamoylmethylphoshine oxide (CMPO), into the pores of SiO2-P particles. To separate minor actinides (MA(III)) such as Am(III) and Cm(III), the adsorption and elution of 13 typically simulated fission products from a 3 M HNO3 were performed. It was found that in the first column packed with TODGA/SiO2-P, all of the simulated elements were separated effectively into four groups: (1) Cs(I), Mo(VI), and the most portion of Ru(III) (non-adsorption group), (2) Sr(II), small portion of Gd(III) and all of light REs(III) (MA-lRE-Sr group), (3) most of Gd(III) and all heavy RE(III) (hRE group), and (4) Zr(IV), Pd(II), and a little of Ru(III) (Zr-Pd group) by eluting with 3.0 M HNO3, 1.0M HNO3, distilled water, and 0.5 M H2C2O4, respectively, at 298 K. MA(III) was predicted to flow into the second group along with Nd(III) because of their close adsorption-elution onto TODGA/SiO2-P. In the second column packed with CMPO/SiO2-P, MA-lRE-Sr group was separated into (1) Sr(II), (2) middle RE(III) such as Gd(III), Eu(III), Sm(III), and quite small portion of Nd(III) (MA-mRE), and (3) light RE(III) such as La(III), Ce(III), and most of Nd(III) by eluting with 3.0 M HNO3 and 0.05 M DTPA-pH 2.0, respectively, at 323 K. MA(III) was believed to flow into MA-mRE group along with Gd(III) due to their similar adsorption properties towards CMPO/SiO2-P. Based on positions of MA(III) appeared in light and heavy RE(III), an improved MAREC process for MA(III) partitioning from HLW was proposed.     

Adsorption and desorption behavior of tetravalent zirconium onto a silica-based macroporous TODGA adsorbent in HNO3 solution

To understand the separation behavior of Zr(IV) in the partitioning process for high level liquid waste, a silica-based macroporous adsorbent (TODGA/SiO₂-P) was prepared by impregnating N,N,N′,N′-tetraoctyl-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamide (TODGA) into a macroporous silica/polymer composite particles support (SiO₂-P). Adsorption and desorption behavior of Zr(IV) from nitric acid solution onto silica-based TODGA/SiO₂-P adsorbent were investigated by batch experiment. It was found that TODGA/SiO₂-P showed strong adsorption affinity to Zr(IV) and this adsorption process reached equilibrium state around 6 h at 298 K. Meanwhile, HNO₃ concentration had no significant effect on the adsorption of Zr(IV) above 1 M. From calculated thermodynamic parameters, this adsorption process could occur spontaneously at the given temperature and was confirmed to be an exothermic reaction. This adsorption process could be expressed by Langmuir monomolecular layer adsorption mode and the maximum adsorption capacity were determined to be 0.283 and 0.512 mmol/g for Zr(IV) at 298 and 323 K, respectively. In addition, more than 90 % of Zr(IV) adsorbed onto adsorbent could be desorbed with 0.01 M diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid solution within 24 h at 298 K.     

Development of the chromatographic partitioning of cesium and strontium utilizing two macroporous silica-based calix[4]arene-crown and amide impregnated polymeric composites: PREC partitioning process

To partition effectively Cs(I) and Sr(II), two harmful heat emitting nuclides, from a highly active liquid waste by extraction chromatography, two kinds of macroporous silica-based polymeric materials, Calix[4]arene-R14/SiO(2)-P and TODGA/SiO(2)-P, were synthesized. Two chelating agents, 1,3-[(2,4-diethyl-heptylethoxy)oxy]-2,4-crown-6-calix[4]arene (Calix[4]arene-R14), an excellent supramolecular compound having molecular recognition ability for Cs(I), and N,N,N',N'-tetraoctyl-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamide (TODGA) were impregnated and immobilized into the pores of SiO(2)-P particles support by a vacuum sucking technique. The loading and elution of 11 typical simulated fission and non-fission products from 4.0M or 2.0M HNO(3) were performed at 298K. It was found that in the first column packed with the Calix[4]arene-R14/SiO(2)-P, all of the simulated elements were separated effectively into two groups: (1) Na(I), K(I), Sr(II), Fe(III), Ba(II), Ru(III), Pd(II), Zr(IV), and Mo(VI) (noted as Sr-group); (2) Cs(I)-Rb(I) (Cs-group) by eluting with 4.0M HNO(3) and distilled water, respectively. The harmful element Cs(I) flowed into the second group along with Rb(I) because of their close sorption and elution properties towards Calix[4]arene-R14/SiO(2)-P, while Sr(II) showed no sorption and flowed into Sr-containing group. In the second column packed with TODGA/SiO(2)-P, the Sr-group was separated into (1) Ba(II), Ru(III), Na(I), K(I), Fe(III), and Mo(VI) (non-sorption group); (2) Sr(II); (3) Pd(II); and (4) Zr(IV) by eluting with 2.0M HNO(3), 0.01M HNO(3), 0.05M DTPA-pH 2.5, and 0.5M H(2)C(2)O(4), respectively. Sr(II) adsorbed towards TODGA/SiO(2)-P flowed into the second group and showed the excellent separation efficiency from others. Based on the elution behavior of the tested elements, an advanced PREC (Partitioning and Recovery of two heat generators from an acidic HLW (high activity liquid waste) by Extraction Chromatography) process was proposed.     

Adsorption and separation behavior of strontium and yttrium using a silica-based CMPO adsorbent

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - To separate Y(III) from a Sr(II)–Y(II) mixture, two silica-based adsorbents, CMPO/SiO2-P and (CMPO?+?Dodec)/SiO2-P were prepared...     

An advanced partitioning process for key elements separation from high level liquid waste

To separate MA(Am,Cm) and some fission product elements(FPs) such as Tc,Pd,Cs and Sr from high level liquid waste(HLLW) systematically,we have been studying an advanced aqueous partitioning process,which uses selective adsorption as the separation method.For this process,we prepared several novel adsorbents which were immobilized in a porous silica/polymer composite support(SiO 2-P).Adsorption and separation behavior of various elements was studied experimentally in detail.Small scale separation tests using simulated HLLW solutions were carried out.Pd(II) was strongly adsorbed by the AR-01 anion exchanger and effectively eluted off by using thiourea.Successful separation of Pd(II) from simulated HLLW was achieved.Tc(VII) also exhibited strong adsorption on AR-01 and could be eluted off by using U(IV) as a reductive eluent.Am(III) presented significantly high adsorbability and selectivity onto R-BTP/SiO 2-P adsorbents over various FPs including Ln(III).The R-BTP adsorbents were fairly stable in 3 M HNO 3,but instable against-irradiation-3M HNO 3.An advanced partitioning process consisting of three separation columns for the target elements separation from HLLW was proposed and the obtained experiment results indicated that the proposed process is essentially feasible.     

Vapor-phase synthesis of mesoporous SiO2-P2O5 thin films

Mesoporous SiO2-P2O5 films were synthesized from the vapor phase onto a silicon substrate. First, a precursor solution of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (C16TAB), H3PO4, ethanol, and water was deposited on a silicon substrate by a spin-coating method. Then, the C16TAB-H3PO4 composite film was treated with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) vapor at 90-180 degrees C for 2.5 h. The H3PO4-C16TAB composite formed a hexagonal structure on the silicon substrate before vapor treatment. The TEOS molecules penetrated into the film without a phase transition. The periodic mesostructure of the SiO2-P2O5 films was retained after calcination. The calcined films showed a high proton conductivity of about 0.55 S/cm at room temperature. The molar ratio of P/Si in the SiO2-P2O5 film was as high as 0.43, a level that was not attained by a premixing sol-gel method. The high phosphate group content and the ordered periodic mesostructure contributed to the high proton conductivity.     

接枝微粒PMAA/SiO2在水介质中对杀虫剂抗蚜威的吸附机理

以硅胶表面接枝聚甲基丙烯酸(PMAA)的复合型功能微粒PMAA/SiO2为固体吸附剂, 对水介质中的抗蚜威进行了静态吸附实验, 通过考察温度、pH值及盐度(NaCl浓度)对吸附容量的影响, 重点研究了PMAA/SiO2对抗蚜威的吸附机理. 为确认所提出的机理的正确性, 还采用紫外光谱吸收法, 研究了单体甲基丙烯酸与抗蚜威之间的相互作用, 也考察了在非水介质CCl4中PMAA/SiO2对抗蚜威的吸附作用. 研究结果表明, PMAA/SiO2对抗蚜威具有强的吸附作用, 吸附的驱动力是氢键、静电以及疏水相互作用三种作用的协同, 其中主驱动力是静电相互作用. 温度升高, 吸附容量减小; 盐度增大, 吸附容量降低; 当pH<8时, 吸附容量随pH升高而增大; 当pH>8时, 吸附容量随pH升高而减小; 当pH=8 时,吸附容量最大.     

Size‐selective purification of hepatitis B virus‐like particle in flow‐through chromatography: Types of ion exchange adsorbent and grafted polymer architecture

Hepatitis B virus‐like particles expressed in Escherichia coli were purified using anion exchange adsorbents grafted with polymer poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) in flow‐through chromatography mode. The virus‐like particles were selectively excluded, while the relatively smaller sized host cell proteins were absorbed. The exclusion of virus‐like particles was governed by the accessibility of binding sites (the size of adsorbents and the charge of grafted dextran chains) as well as the architecture (branch‐chain length) of the grafted polymer. The branch‐chain length of grafted polymer was altered by changing the type of monomers used. The larger adsorbent (90 μm) had an approximately twofold increase in the flow‐through recovery, as compared to the smaller adsorbent (30 μm). Generally, polymer‐grafted adsorbents improved the exclusion of the virus‐like particles. Overall, the middle branch‐chain length polymer grafted on larger adsorbent showed optimal performance at 92% flow‐through recovery with a purification factor of 1.53. A comparative study between the adsorbent with dextran grafts and the polymer‐grafted adsorbent showed that a better exclusion of virus‐like particles was achieved with the absorbent grafted with inert polymer. The grafted polymer was also shown to reduce strong interaction between binding sites and virus‐like particles, which preserved the particles’ structure.     

Stability of <Emphasis Type="Italic">iso</Emphasis>Hex-BTP/SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-P adsorbent against acidic hydrolysis and γ-irradiation

Separation of trivalent minor actinides (MA(III): Am(III), Cm(III)) from fission products (FP) in high-level liquid waste (HLLW) is an important task in advanced nuclear-fuel reprocessing systems. For this purpose, an advanced aqueous partitioning process based on extraction chromatography method was studied. Because R-BTP extractants (R-BTP: 2,6-bis(5,6-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)pyridine, R = alkyl group) exhibit high selectivity for MA(III) over trivalent rare-earth elements (RE(III)), a novel adsorbent isoHex-BTP/SiO₂-P was prepared by impregnating isoHex-BTP extractant into the macroporous SiO₂-P support with a mean diameter of 60 μm. The stability of isoHex-BTP/SiO₂-P against nitric acid and γ-irradiation was investigated. It was found that isoHex-BTP/SiO₂-P adsorbent shows good adsorption affinity to Dy(III). The hydrolytic and radiolytic stability of isoHex-BTP/SiO₂-P adsorbent in 0.01 mol/L HNO₃ was fairly promising. However, the adsorption amount Q of Dy(III) decreased dramatically in 3 mol/L HNO₃ with the increase of the absorbed dose and became nearly zero at the absorbed dose over 46 kGy. These results suggest that with the synergetic effect of radiation and acidic hydrolysis, the adsorbent instantly loses its efficacy.     

Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction with an Ionic Liquid Modified Polymer for Determination of Cyanazine and Atrazine in Tomatoes

A novel ionic liquid modified polymer was employed as an adsorbent for dispersive solid phase extraction for the determination of cyanazine and atrazine in tomatoes. This polymer was advantageous over conventional solid phase extraction in terms of the operational simplicity, speed, handling of large sample volumes, and recovery. Extraction parameters, such as the adsorbent amount, adsorbent time, elution solvent, elution time, and pH of aqueous samples were optimized. The optimized extraction conditions included 50 mg of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide modified polymer as the adsorbent, dichloromethane as the eluent, and 6 min as the adsorption time. Under the optimized conditions, the recovery from tomato samples ranged from 72.0 to 95.1%, which was comparable to tomato juice. The limits of detection for cyanazine and triazine were 0.51 ng/mL and 0.35 ng/mL, respectively.     

Challenges to develop single-column MA(III) separation from HLLW using R-BTP type adsorbents

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.     

Separation of strontium ions from a simulated highly active liquid waste using a composite of silica-crown ether in a polymer

To partition Sr(II) from highly active liquid waste (HLW), a macroporous silica-based 4,4',(5')-di(t-butylcyclohexano)-18-crown-6 (DtBuCH18C6)-tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) polymeric composite, (DtBuCH18C6+TBP)/SiO(2)-P, was synthesized. It was done by impregnation and immobilization of DtBuCH18C6 and TBP into the pores of the SiO(2)-P particles, where DtBuCH18C6 was modified with TBP. The sorption of Sr(II) and some co-existent elements contained in a simulated HLW onto (DtBuCH18C6+TBP)/SiO(2)-P was investigated at 323 K. It was found that in 2.0 M HNO(3), Sr(II) exhibited strong sorption ability and high selectivity over all the tested metals except Ba(II). Chromatographic partitioning of Sr(II) from 2.0 M HNO(3) containing 5 mM of the tested elements was performed by (DtBuCH18C6+TBP)/SiO(2)-P packed column. La(III), Y(III), Na(I), K(I), Cs(I), Ru(III), Mo(VI), and Pd(II) had almost no sorption and flowed into effluent along with 2.0 M HNO(3). Sr(II) adsorbed strongly by (DtBuCH18C6+TBP)/SiO(2)-P was then eluted effectively by water, while Ba(II) flowed into effluent along with Sr(II) due to the similar chemical properties. In addition, the bleeding of total organic carbon in aqueous phase was evaluated. The results demonstrated that in 2.0 M HNO(3), application of the macroporous silica-based DtBuCH18C6 polymeric composite in chromatographic partitioning of Sr(II) from the simulated HLW is feasible.     

静电组装法在SiO_2表面构筑高分子刷的合成及表征

以对2-溴异丁酸-2′-(对磺苯基)乙酯为引发剂引发苯乙烯发生原子转移自由基聚合,得到的聚合物与NaOH反应转化为端基为磺酸钠的PS(PS-SO3Na).然后采用静电组装方法将PS-SO3Na与表面正离子化的SiO2胶体(SiO2-CBAFS)进行静电组装,得到表面构筑了高分子刷的SiO2胶体/粉体.采用IR、1H-NMR、TG、TEM、AFM、GPC和表面水接触角对组装体系进行结构表征、组装量和部分组装规律研究.结果表明,采用对2-溴异丁酸2′-(对磺苯基)乙酯为引发剂可以制备完全端磺酸基的PS-SO3Na,并且采用静电组装法在SiO2颗粒表面可构筑组装量高达34.4%的高分子刷,有效的提高了高分子刷的组装量;TEM观察下在SiO2胶体颗粒外围可见白色晕圈,PS-SO3Na刷的存在明显改善了SiO2胶体颗粒的分散状态;当样品润洗溶剂由THF变换为H2O时,自组装单层膜的表面水接触角下降幅度小于4°;综合TG、AFM和表面水接触的测试结果发现,用于组装的PS-SO3Na分子量介于1.5×104～3.6×104时,溶液浓度介于2.5×10-5～5×10-5mol/L时,SiO2颗粒具有较好的表面修饰效果.     

XPS分析部分水解聚丙烯酰胺在石英砂上的静态吸附行为

研究了部分水解聚丙烯烯酰胺（ＨＰＡＭ）在石英砂表面的吸附量与ＨＰＡＭ浓度的关系，结果表明，ＨＰＡＭ在石英的吸附基本符合Ｌａｎｇｍｕｉｒ吸附模式，并且是不完全可逆吸附，ＸＰＳ分析表明，Ｎ／Ｓｉ原子比基本反映了ＨＰＡＭ在石英砂表面上的吸附量，Ｎ１ｓ结合能的升高反映了ＨＰＡＭ和石英砂表面间的氢键作用。     

Effect of chemical modification on carbon dioxide adsorption property of mesoporous silica

Three adsorbents were prepared by different modification methods, which were grafting silica gel with (3-aminopropyl) trimethoxysilane, grafting silica gel with acrylamide polymer, and impregnating silica gel with acrylamide polymer, respectively. The characterization of materials was carried out by N(2) adsorption experiments, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermo-gravimetric analysis, and elemental analyses. The results showed that the amine group was successfully loaded on all three modified adsorbents; among that, the polymer-modified silica adsorbents had higher amine content and larger surface area than the aminopropyl-grafted silica adsorbent and displayed higher thermal stability than the other polymer-modified silica materials previously reported. The CO(2) adsorption/desorption experiments performed at 25°C by TGA-DSC method showed that the highest CO(2) adsorption capacity (0.98 mmol/g) was observed for the polymer-impregnated silica adsorbent. CO(2) adsorbed on all samples was completely desorbed by purging with inert gas at 60°C except for the aminopropyl-grafted silica material, which showed the highest enthalpy of CO(2) adsorption.