摘要
The extraction behavior of several lanthanides（La^3＋, Eu^3＋, Lu^3＋） from nitric acid（HNO3） solution was studied using a novel extraction system based on 2,6-bis（5,6-dihexyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl） pyridine（isohexyl-BTP） as extractant in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis（trifluoromethylsufonyl）imide（[Cnmim][NTf2]） ionic liquid. Isohexyl-BTP in ionic liquids exhibited remarkably better extraction performance for lanthanides than that in octanol-dodecane（3：7 v/v） system. Lower HNO3 concentration and short alkyl chain length of [Cnmim]^＋ were more favourable for removal of lanthanides. Besides, it was confirmed that isohexyl-BTP in ILs formed a 1：3 complex [Ln（BTP）3（NO3）n]^（3–n）＋（n=0, 1） by slope analysis. In addition, [C2mim][NTf2] preferred to extract lanthanides via a cation exchange mechanism at lower acidity, which was proved via UV-Vis measurement. It was speculated that extraction mechanism shifted from cation exchange to neutral species extraction with increase in HNO3 concentration and alkyl chain length of [Cnmim]^＋ due to the H^＋ completion, NO3^- inhibition and hydrophobicity of IL.
The extraction behavior of several lanthanides（La^3＋, Eu^3＋, Lu^3＋） from nitric acid（HNO3） solution was studied using a novel extraction system based on 2,6-bis（5,6-dihexyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl） pyridine（isohexyl-BTP） as extractant in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis（trifluoromethylsufonyl）imide（[Cnmim][NTf2]） ionic liquid. Isohexyl-BTP in ionic liquids exhibited remarkably better extraction performance for lanthanides than that in octanol-dodecane（3：7 v/v） system. Lower HNO3 concentration and short alkyl chain length of [Cnmim]^＋ were more favourable for removal of lanthanides. Besides, it was confirmed that isohexyl-BTP in ILs formed a 1：3 complex [Ln（BTP）3（NO3）n]^（3–n）＋（n=0, 1） by slope analysis. In addition, [C2mim][NTf2] preferred to extract lanthanides via a cation exchange mechanism at lower acidity, which was proved via UV-Vis measurement. It was speculated that extraction mechanism shifted from cation exchange to neutral species extraction with increase in HNO3 concentration and alkyl chain length of [Cnmim]^＋ due to the H^＋ completion, NO3^- inhibition and hydrophobicity of IL.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11475112)
the Ph.D.Programs of Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(20130073120051)
