Chromatographische Am-/Cm-Trennung in Schwach Sauren Oxidierenden Medien in der Wässrigen-und dem Chelatbildenden Austauscher Dowex-Al in der Stationären Phase

The separation of Am/Cm was studied in batch and dynamic experiments. It was achieved chromatographicaly on the chelating ion exchanger Dowex-Chelating-Resin-Al making use of the great difference between the complexing ability of trivalent and pentavalent oxidation states. For this purpose, the influence of some variables on the Am/Cm separation factor and on the stability of the adjusted pentavalent state was studied, e.g. the weight of ion exchanger, the time of contact and the pH-values of the solutions. Comparative investigations were carried out on the pentavalent ions of neptunium, plutonium and americium as well as on the hexavalent ions of plutonium and americium, where a significant difference in their behaviours was found.