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Extraction behavior of short-lived isotopes of Mo/W using α-benzoinoxime: A model system for the study of seaborgium

  • F.L. Fan , F. A. Lei , L. N. Zhang , M. S. Lin , J. Bai , X. L. Wu , H. J. Ding , X. F. Li , You-Qian Ding and Z. Qin
From the journal rca - Radiochimica Acta

Abstract

The liquid-liquid extraction behavior of short-lived molybdenum and tungsten isotopes from HCl and HNO3 as well as HF/HNO3 acid media was studied using the α-benzoinoxime/chloroform system. The goal of the present experiments was to find an extraction system with a high selectivity for the group 6 elements in the periodic table which is suitable for the study the solution chemistry of seaborgium (Z=106). It was found that Mo and W are both effectively extracted using α-benzoinoxime as an extractant and the maximum extraction yield is 100% and 94% for Mo and W, respectively. Ions of MO22+ (M=Mo, W) exist in HCl between the concentration range of 0.1−3 M and can be extracted quantitatively into the organic phase. The decrease of extraction yields at lower or higher acid concentration is due to the formation of anionic species MO42- or MO2Cl3-. The extraction behavior of Mo and W in HNO3 solution is similar to that in HCl solution. In HNO3/HF mixed acid solutions, due to the formation of MO2F3- a decrease of extraction yield at higher HF concentration, similar to the case of HCl is observed. The extraction equilibrium is reached within 10−30 s, which means the extraction kinetics of α-benzoinoxime/chloroform extraction system is fast enough for the study of the isotope 265Sg. The extraction behavior of molybdenum and tungsten shows a distinct difference in the range of 0.05 to 0.2 M HF with 1 M HNO3. This shows that differences in the complexation with fluoride ion exist in Mo and W. This study focuses on the investigation of the tendency of group 6 element for complexation with fluoride ion.


* Correspondence address: Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000 Lanzhou

Published Online: 2009-09-25
Published in Print: 2009-06

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