The kinetics of thorium extraction from hydrochloric acid medium by a binary mixed system of di(2-ethylhexyl) (2-ethylhexyl)aminomethylphosphonate (Cextrant 230) and trialkylphosphine oxide (Cyanex 923) was investigated using the laminar flow constant interfacial cell method. For comparison, the kinetics of thorium extraction by the Cextrant 230 single system was also studied. Systematic investigations were conducted on the effects of stirring rate, temperature, specific interfacial area, extractant concentration, acidity, and chloride ion concentration on the extraction rate.The results show that the extraction regime is deduced to be chemical reaction-controlled for the sole Cextrant 230 system and diffusion-controlled for the mixture system, respectively, and the extraction reaction occurring at the bulk phase would be the rate-determining step. The thorium extraction rate is barely affected with temperature variations in the sole Cextrant 230 system, but increased in the mixture system, with an activation energy of 14.74 kJ/mol. The concentration of chloride and extractants linearly related to the extraction rate indicates that the extraction of Th4+ both in the sole Cextrant 230 system and mixture system is a pseudo first-order reversible reaction.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |