Multitracer study on permeation of rare earth elements through a supported liquid membrane |
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Authors: | S Ambe K Yashiki H Maeda S Enomoto T Ozaki F Ambe |
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Institution: | (1) The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, 351-01 Saitama, Japan |
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Abstract: | Separation by means of supported liquid membranes is a useful method for the preparation and preconcentration of radioactive
nuclides. The permeation of rare earth elements through a bis(2-ethylhexyl) hydrogen phosphate-decalin membrane supported
on a microporous polytetrafluoroethylene sheet was studied using a multitracer containing radioactive nuclides of Sc, Zr,
Nb, Hf, Ce, Pm, Gd, Yb, and Lu. Permeation rates of these elements from feed solutions of various acidity to receiving solutions
of 0.5 mol·dm−3 HCl were determined simultaneously. The feed solution at pH 1.4 gave the highest permeation rate for Ce, Pm, and Gd, amounting
to about 95% of permeation for Ce and Pm, 80% for Gd, and 10% for Yb in 21 h. Scandium, Zr, Nb, Hf, and Lu were not transported
at all from the feed solution. Permeation rates of Yb and Lu from the feed solution at pH 1.4 to receiving solutions of 0.75,
1.0, 2.3, and 4.0 mol·dm−3 HCl increased with the concentration. The results obtained indicate that the light rare earth elements can be separated from
the heavy ones by this method. |
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