Isolation and separation of transplutonium and rare-earth elements in unusual oxidation states on ion exchangers in inorganic acid solutions

The behaviour of transplutonium and rare-earth elements on anion and cation exchangers in solutions of H₃PO₄ and H₂SO₄ in the presence of oxidants (KBrO₃, PbO₂, (NH₄)₂S₂O₈) and in HCl solutions in the presence of reducing agents Zn(Hg), Eu²⁺] depending on acid concentration as well as on oxidant content and nature in solution or in resin and other factors has been studied. Effective methods of Bk(IV), Ce(IV), Am(VI), Eu(II) and Md(II) separation from trivalent TPE and REE, as well as continuous methods of isolation of isotopically pure radionuclides²⁵⁰Bk,¹⁴⁴Pr by using ion exchangers and inorganic acid solutions have been developed.