Basic research on batchwise multi-stage extractions using TODGA for Dy/Nd separation

DyとNd分離のためTODGAを使ってのバッチ式多段抽出基礎研究

佐々木 祐二  ; 松宮 正彦*; 土田 裕介*

Sasaki, Yuji; Matsumiya, Masahiko*; Tsuchida, Yusuke*

バッチ式多段抽出による希土類元素相互分離を行った。用いた抽出剤はTODGAで、希土類元素に高い抽出性と分離性を示している。多段抽出法は相互分離に有効な方法であるが、基礎データがすくない。計算結果と実測値の一致性を確かめたのち、バッチ式多段抽出法によるDy/Nd分離試験を行った。計算で求めた最良の分離条件を使って、10倍濃度の高いNdからDyを97%回収し、Ndは検出限界以下にすることができた。

The mutual separation of lanthanides is studied by multi-stage extraction using extractant, DGA (diglycolamide) compounds. Tetraoctyl-DGA (TODGA) has a high extractability to lanthanides and relatively high separation factor (SF) between Dy and Nd (SF: over 20). The complete separation with such SF value can be achieved by multi-stage extraction. Less information on multi-stage extraction compared to batch extraction is presented up to now, thus we conduct the basic study about that. Confirming the experimental data to be identical to the calculation, the sample solution including both metals is employed for the batchwise multi-stage extraction. Ninety-seven % of Dy with under detection limit of Nd can be recovered into the organic phase from Nd with ten times higher concentration than Dy using the condition, 0.1 M TODGA/n-dodecane and 0.3 M HNO by multi-stage extraction of 99 for organic and aqueous phases.