EXTRACTION OF Am(lll) AND Eu(lll) BY 2-SUBSTITUTED BENZIMIDAZOLES
- 16 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange
- Vol. 15 (3) , 361-379
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07366299708934483
Abstract
Neutral 2-(N-hetarenyl)benzimidazoles (B) can extract Am(lll) with appreciable selectivity over Eu(lll), forming in the organic phase complexes of the type MA3 nB (M = Am or Eu, A = anion of an acid HA and n = 1 - 3). The extractant properties of 2-(2-pyridyl)benzimidazole are improved by placing a methyl group into the 6-position, but little further improvement is achieved by the introduction of an another methyl group into the 5-position. Low extraction efficiency and deteriorated separation ability is exhibited by 2-(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)benzimidazoles. The efficiency of 6-methyl-2-(2-pyridyl)benzimidazole in the Am(lll)/Eu(lll) separation decreases in the anion sequence thiocyanate > nitrate ∼ perchlorate ∼ iodide > thenoate > 2-(2-pyridylazo)-1-naphtholate. Generally, the separation efficiency is suppressed by those factors which lower the average solvation number of the extracted complexes of Am(lll).Keywords
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