Reactions of Th and U atoms with C2H2: infrared spectra and relativistic calculations of the metallacyclopropene, actinide insertion, and ethynyl products

Reactions of laser-ablated Th and U atoms with C(2)H(2) during condensation with excess argon at 7 K give several new product species. The metallacyclopropene, inserted hydride, and actinide ethynyl are identified from isotopic frequencies and relativistic DFT calculations. The higher-energy vinylidine isomer was not observed. These actinide metallacyclopropenes exhibit substantially stronger bonding interactions than found recently for the Pd and Pt metals. In the case of Th(C(2)H(2)) the argon matrix interaction is strong enough to reverse the computed order of states (MR-CISD) in favor of a triplet ground state for the (Ar)(n)(Th(C(2)H(2))) complex. The nature of the electronic interactions between various metal atoms and acetylene is compared and the origin of the particularly strong interaction for U and Th is traced to the higher energy of their 6d orbitals. The ThCCH and UCCH actinide ethynyl products are also observed and characterized by C[triple bond]C stretching modes 38+/-2 cm(-1) lower than acetylene itself.     

点“钍”成金

钍是一种稳定的天然放射性元素,通常与稀土资源伴生在一起。简要介绍了钍元素的发现、提取纯化、基本物理化学性质及应用。     

Adsorptive Voltammetric Study of Thorium–Alizarin Complexon Complex at a Carbon Paste Electrode

A new sensitive adsorptive voltammetric procedure is described for trace measurement of thorium. It is based on the cathodic stripping peak of the thorium–alizarin complexon (ALC) complex at a carbon paste electrode (CPE). The complex of Th(IV) with alizarin is adsorbed at a CPE in a mixed buffer solution (pH 5.0) which consists of 0.1mol·L^–1 sodium acetate and 0.04mol·L^–1 potassium biphthalate, yielding a sensitive cathodic voltammetric peak corresponding to the reduction of alizarin in the complex at –0.57V (vs. SCE). The second-order derivative peak current of the complex is linearly dependent upon the concentration of Th(IV) over the range of 3.0×10^–9 8.0×10^–7mol·L^–1. The detection limit is 1.0×10^–9mol·L^–1 for 180s accumulation. The molar ratio of each component in the complex was estimated as n_Th(IV):n_ALC=1:1 by a continuous variation method. The electrode processes of the Th(IV)–alizarin complex at a CPE were investigated. The procedure was successfully applied to the trace determination of thorium in ore and clay samples.     

二氧化钍纳米球在碳酸铀酰铵溶液中对铀的吸附性能

二氧化钍(ThO_2)是一种锕系金属氧化物,作为吸附剂是其重要的应用方向之一,但其应用范围还较为有限,有待进一步拓宽。我们研究了水热法合成的多晶ThO_2纳米球在碳酸铀酰铵((NH_4)_4[UO_2(CO_3)_3])溶液中对铀的吸附性能。结果表明,在含有2 mmol/L NH_4HCO_3和20 mmol/L三羟甲基氨基甲烷-HCl的(NH_4)_4[UO_2(CO_3)_3]溶液(pH=8.45)中,ThO_2纳米球对铀的吸附符合准二级动力学吸附模型,在初始铀浓度为20 mg/L时,ThO_2纳米球对铀的吸附容量可以达到6.52 mg/g;ThO_2纳米球对铀的等温吸附符合Freundlich模型。吸附铀后的ThO_2纳米球可通过低浓度的盐酸进行高效洗脱。机理研究表明,在此实验条件下,ThO_2纳米球带负电荷,通过阳离子吸附机理吸附UO_2~(2+),容易受到Ca~(2+)、Cu~(2+)和Ni~(2+)等阳离子的竞争而出现吸附容量下降的情况。本文的研究工作对金属氧化物从弱碱性及中性放射性废液和海水中提取铀具有参考价值。     

磷酸三丁酯萃淋树脂色层分离电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定富稀土样中微量铀和钍

研究了磷酸三丁酯萃淋树脂色层分离,电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定富稀土样中微量铀、钍的方法。样品经消解后,以磷酸三丁酯萃淋树脂为固定相、8 mol/L硝酸为流动相过柱分离,样品中的大部分稀土元素随流动相流出,而铀和钍则被固定相吸附,用去离子水洗脱后,再用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪测定。铀、钍的检出限分别为0.06,0.16μg/L,测定结果的相对标准偏差均小于10%(n=5),加标回收率为98%~105%。对稀土矿石标准物质进行测定,测定值与推荐值相符。该法操作简便,测定结果可靠,适于富稀土样中微量铀、钍的测定。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定包头地区土壤中的钍

采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)对土壤中痕量的钍进行了分析。讨论了基体干扰和质谱干扰,采用稀释法降低基体干扰,并进行了内标选择实验,确定了238U作为方法的内标补偿基体效应。通过对土壤标准物质分析,用王水和HF混合酸微波消解样品,加HC lO4蒸干后用王水溶解残渣。观察到仪器对于Th的测定在不同稀释程度下的线性关系良好。标准加入回收率在93%~106%。方法检出限为0.6μg/L(232Th)。     

X射线荧光光谱法同时测定矿石中铀和钍

建立了X射线荧光光谱法测定矿石样品中铀、钍含量的快速分析方法。采用高压粉末制样法,对不同含量的放射性样品的压片压力、粒径、含水率、用量等处理条件到进行单因素实验。在400 MPa压力下压制,克服了低压制样的弊端,制备的样片表面光滑、致密,大幅改善了制样重现性,有效地减少了部分基体效应,铀校准曲线的标准偏差从0.053%降到0.0071%,钍校准曲线的标准偏差从0.062%降到0.0057%。经国家一级标准物质验证,表明方法准确、可靠,能满足样品中铀、钍含量日常分析要求。     

Solvent extraction of thorium(IV) using W/O microemulsion

The extraction of thorium(IV) was investigated using two types of W/O microemulsion,one of which was formed by a surface-active saponified extractant sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate(NaDEHP) and the other was formed by a mixture of an anionic surfactant sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate(AOT) and an extractant bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid(HDEHP) as the cosurfactant.The extraction capacities of the above two systems were higher than that of the HDEHP extraction system.High concentration of NaNO 3 showed no influence on the extraction in the NaDEHP based W/O microemulsion system,whilst reduced the extractability in the AOT-HDEHP W/O microemulsion system.The mechanism in acidic condition was demonstrated by the log-log plot method.The structure of the aggregations and the water content in the organic phase after extraction were measured by dynamic light scattering and Karl Fischer water titration,respectively.It was found that NaDEHP based W/O microemulsion broke up after extraction,while AOT-HDEHP W/O microemulsion was reserved.     

Ab-initio theoretical analysis of thermal expansivity,thermal vibrations and melting of thorium

The thermal expansivity and mean-square thermal vibrational amplitudes were determined as a function of temperature for thorium from first principles total energy calculations using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. The coefficient of thermal expansion determined from variation of theoretical potential energy with interatomic separation is ～1.427 × 10^?5 K^?1 as compared to an experimental value of 1.23 × 10^?5 K^?1. The mean-square thermal vibrational amplitudes determined as a function of temperature from the theoretically calculated volume-dependent Debye temperature agree well with experimental data derived form neutron diffraction measurements. The melting temperature of thorium, determined theoretically from the mean-square thermal vibrations and the Lindemann rule for melting, is 2234 K, as compared to the reported experimental value of 2021 K.     

Bioakkumulation von UO2 2+- und Th4+-Ionen aus Abwässern

Abstract

Using different algea types the bioaccumulation of UO₂ ²⁺ and Th⁴⁺ ions from experimental residual wastes of nuclear facilities was investivated. The retaining degree of these ions on microbiological sorbents decreases as: Scenedesmus quadricauda > Porphyridium cruentum > Spirulina platensis > Calothrix sp.2 > Calothrix sp.1 for UO₂ ²⁺ and Porphyridium cruentum > Spirulina platensis > Scenedesmus quadricauda for Th ⁴⁺. For the same algae it was observed that the retaining degree is much higher for UO₂ ²⁺ than for Th⁴⁺, probably due to the different linking degrees of hydrolysed species of these ions on the macromolecular compounds of the living cells through the chemical functional groups.