Extraction capacity of diglycolamide derivatives for Ca(II), Nd(III) and Zr(IV) from nitric acid to -dodecane containing a solvent modifier

Sasaki, Yuji  ; Zhu, Z.-X.; Sugo, Yumi; Suzuki, Hideya*; Kimura, Takaumi 

In order to evaluate the extraction property of the new extractants, diglycolamide(DGA) compounds, we investigated the maximum extraction of di-, tri-, and tetravalent metal ions using the system of nitric acid and n-dodecane. Limits of metal concentration (LOC) for Ca(II), Nd(III) and Zr(IV) influence strongly on HNO and the extractant concentration. On the purpose to raise the LOC value, we employed the modifier of solvent, N,N-dihexyl-octanamide(DHOA) and DGA with the long alkyl chain, and examined. It is evident that LOC increases with DHOA concentration in n-dodecane and the length of alkyl chain attached with N atom of DGA. The stoichiometric values of LOC(Zr) estimated from the extraction reaction is obtained by using the extraction condition: tetraoctyl-DGA/ 1M DHOA+n-dodecane and 3M HNO.