
Extraction of Th(IV) from nitric acid with 4-benzoyl-2, 4-dihydro-5-methyl-2-phenyl-3H-pyrazol-3- thione
The BMPPT (4-benzoyl-2,4-dihydro-5-methyl-2-phenyl-3H-pyrazol-3-thione) was synthesized from BMPP. Its m.p. is 106-108℃. The results of the element analysis are as follows: C, 68.51%, H, 4.51%, N, 9.26%, S, 11.47%, which are in conformity with the theoretical value (C, 69.15%, H, 4.76%, N, 9.52%, S, 10.90%). The solvent extraction of Th4+ from nitric acid solution by BMPPT in benzene was studied. The extraction ability of BMPPT is not so high as that of its parent (BMPP). The Th4+ distribution ratio (DTh) increases with the increasing pH of the aqueous phase, and pH1/2 for Th4+was 3.2 ([BMPPT]=0.10 mol/L). When the pH increases, the distribution ratio of Th4+ increases linearly with the slope of 1.59. When the concentration of BMPPT increases, the distribution ratio of Th4+ increases rapidly. The lgDTh-lg[BMPPT] is linear with the slope of 1.42 and the extraction mechanism is the cation ion-exchange.