이온성 액체를 이용하여 질산 용액으로부터 Am(Ⅲ)과 Eu(Ⅲ)의 추출 거동을 조사하고 이온성 액체의 활용가능성을 살펴보았다. 이온성 액체로는 1-alkyl-3- methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Cnmim][Tf2N])을 사용하였고, noctyl( phenyl)-N,N-diisobutyl carbamoylmethyl phosphine oxide (CMPO)와 tri-n-butylphosphate (TBP)를 추출제로 사용하여, Am(Ⅲ)과 Eu(Ⅲ)의 추출 분배계수를 질산농도, CMPO, TBP와 같은 변수들의 함수로서 측정하였다. 이온성 액체를 사용함으로써 기존의 n-doodecane (n-DD)과 비교하여 추출 효율이 현저히 증가하였다. 질산 용액의 농도가 높을수록 Am(Ⅲ)과 Eu(Ⅲ)의 추출률은 감소하였으며, Eu(Ⅲ)의 추출률은 Am(Ⅲ)보다 전반적으로 작았다. 이온성 액체를 이용한 Am(Ⅲ)과 Eu(Ⅲ)의 추출 메카니즘은 n-DD와 같은 분자성 유기용매를 사용하는 경우와는 달리 양이온 교환 메카니즘에 의해 일어나는 것으로 판명되었다. 사용한 모든 이온성 액체에 대하여 Am(Ⅲ)과 Eu(Ⅲ)의 추출 분배계수는 CMPO의 농도가 높을수록 증가 하고, CMPO 농도에 대한 추출 데이터의 직선 기울기 값은 약 3.0으로 이온성 액체를 이용한 Am(Ⅲ)과 Eu(Ⅲ)의 추출반응에서 3분자의 CMPO가 복합착물을 형성하는 것으로 나타났다.

The applicability of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Cnmim] [Tf2N]), was investigated for the extraction of Am(Ⅲ) and Eu(Ⅲ) from nitric acid using n-octyl(phenyl)-N,N-diisobutyl carbamoylmethyl phosphine oxide (CMPO) and tri-n-butylphosphate (TBP) as extractants. The distribution ratios of Am(Ⅲ) and Eu(Ⅲ) in CMPO-TBP/ [Cnmim][Tf2N] were measured as a function of various parameters such as the concentrations of nitric acid, CMPO, and TBP. The results were compared with those obtained in CMPO-TBP/n-dodecane (n-DD). With comparable concentrations of the extractants, the distribution ratios obtained with RTILs were much higher than those obtained with n-DD. It was observed that the extraction efficiency was less for Eu(Ⅲ) than for Am(Ⅲ). The extraction of Am(Ⅲ) and Eu(Ⅲ) decreased with increases in the feed acidity for all three RTILs. The results suggest that the extraction of Am(Ⅲ) and Eu(Ⅲ) by CMPO in RTILs from nitric acid proceeds through the cation-exchange mechanism. The distribution ratios of Am(Ⅲ) and Eu(Ⅲ) increased with increases in the concentration of CMPO for all three RTILs. A linear regression analysis of the extraction data resulted in a straight line with a slope of about 3, suggesting the involvement of 3 molecules of CMPO during the extraction process.

1. 서론
 2. 실험
  2.1 시약
  2.2 실험 방법
 3. 실험 결과 및 고찰
  3.1 추출 반응 속도
  3.2 이온성 액체의 질산 추출
  3.3 질산농도의 영향
  3.4 CMPO 농도의 영향
  3.5 TBP의 영향
  3.6 추출 메카니즘
  3.7 온도의 영향
  3.8 DTPA의 영향
 4. 결론
 REFERENCES

• Ik-Soo Kim(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) | 김익수 Corresponding Author
• Dong-Yong Chung(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) | 정동용
• Keun-Young Lee(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) | 이근영
• Eil-Hee Lee(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) | 이일희