Abstract
Abstract The extraction of uranium(VI) from sulfuric, hydrochloric, nitric, and perchloric acid was studied using dioctylphenylphosphoric acid (DOPPA) in heptane as extractant. At low aqueous acid concentration, an ion-exchange mechanism was generally observed and the extracted species was of the type UO2A4H2. Deviation from this behavior was observed at higher acid concentrations. From perchloric acid solutions, after an initial decrease, the extraction coefficient increased after 3 to 4 N acid. Some of the explanations offered in the literature for this behavior in the case of di-2-ethylhexylphosphoric acid (DEHPA) have been critically examined. Extraction of mineral acids, particularly HCI and HNO3, was also observed with DOPPA but to a lesser extent than with DEHPA.
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