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Separation of 152+154Eu, 90Sr from radioactive waste effluent using liquid–liquid extraction by polyglycerol phthalate

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A new polyglycerol phthalate extractant was prepared and characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. A preliminary study of the extraction of long-lived (90Sr and 152+154Eu) and short-lived (90Y) radionuclides by polyglycerol phthalate was performed. The influence of different diluents, concentration of the acid, type of acid, and various interfering ions was explored. The stripping of 152+154Eu radionuclide was studied by using different acid solutions, and it was found that sulfuric acid was the ideal acid for this purpose. Furthermore, 152+154Eu was extracted from the fission products (90Sr) and the extraction% of 90Sr was found to improve in the presence of interfering ions.

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  1. Analytical Chemistry and Control Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority of Egypt, Abu Zaabal, Cairo, 13759, Egypt

    M. F. Attallah

  2. Chemistry of Nuclear Fuel Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority of Egypt, Abu Zaabal, Cairo, 13759, Egypt

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  3. Technology of Nuclear Fuel Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Atomic Energy Authority of Egypt, Abu Zaabal, Cairo, 13759, Egypt

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Attallah, M.F., Rizk, S.E. & Shady, S.A. Separation of 152+154Eu, 90Sr from radioactive waste effluent using liquid–liquid extraction by polyglycerol phthalate. NUCL SCI TECH 29, 84 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-018-0423-z

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