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Separation of chlorine in a uranium compound by pyrohydrolysis and steam distillation, and its determination by ion chromatography

열가수분해 및 수증기증류에 의한 우라늄 화합물 중 염소 분리 및 이온크로마토그래피 정량

  • 김정석 (한국원자력연구원 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 이창헌 (한국원자력연구원 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 박순달 (한국원자력연구원 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 한선호 (한국원자력연구원 원자력화학연구부) ;
  • 송규석 (한국원자력연구원 원자력화학연구부)
  • Received : 2009.07.24
  • Accepted : 2009.12.10
  • Published : 2010.02.25
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Abstract

For the determination of chlorine in uranium compound, analytical methods by using a steam distillation and a pyrohydrolysis have been developed. The steam distillation apparatus was composed of steam generator, distilling flask and condenser etc. The samples were prepared with an aliquot of LiCl standard solution and a simulated spent nuclear fuel. A sample aliquot was mixed with a solution containing 0.2 M ferrous ammonium sulfate-0.5 M sulfamic acid 3 mL, phosphoric acid 6 mL and sulfuric acid 15 mL. The chloride was then distilled by steam at the temperature of $140^{\circ}C$ until a volume of $90{\pm}5\;mL$ is collected. The pyrohydrolysis equipment was composed of air introduction system, water supply, quartz reaction tube, combustion tube furnace, combustion boat and absorption vessel. The chloride was separated from powdered sample which is added with $U_3O_8$ accelerator, by pyrohydrolysis at the temperature of $950^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour in a quartz tube with a stream of air of 1 mL/min supplied from the water reservoir at $80^{\circ}C$. The chlorides collected in each absorption solution by two methods was diluted to 100 mL and measured with ion chromatography to determine the recovery yield. For the ion chromatographic determination of chlorine in molten salt retained in a metal ingot, the chlorine was separated by means of pyrohydrolysis after air and dry oxidation, and grinding for the sample.

우라늄 화합물 중에 함유된 염소를 정량하기 위하여 수증기증류 및 열가수분해를 이용한 량 염소의 분리 및 정량법을 개발하였다. 수증기 증류에 의한 시료 중의 염소를 분리하기 위하여 수증기 발생장치, 증류플라스크 및 냉각기 등으로 구성된 장치를 제작 설치하였다. LiCl 표준용액과 모의사용후핵 연료 일정량을 혼합하여 만든 우라늄 화합물 시료 중의 염소를 분리하기 위하여 혼산(0.2 M ferrous ammonium sulfate-0.5M sulfamic acid 3 mL + phosphoric acid 6 mL + sulfuric acid 15 mL)을 이용하여 $140^{\circ}C$로 증류시키고 $90{\pm}5\;mL$를 수집하였다. 열가수분해에 의한 시료 중의 염소를 분리하기 위하여 공기공급장치, 온수공급장치, 석영반응관, 연소로 및 연소보트, 그리고 휘발 염소 흡수장치로 구성된 열가수분해장치를 제작 설치하였다. 일정량의 우라늄 화합물 시료에 반응촉진제($U_3O_8$)를 가하고 1 mL/min의 공기유속과 $80^{\circ}C$의 공급수 온도를 유지하고 $950^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 반응시켜 시료 중의 염소를 분리하였다. 두 방법에 의하여 수집된 각 흡수용액은 일정부피로 희석하고 이온크로마토그래피로 정량하여 회수율을 측정하였다. 금속전환체 잔류 용융염 중의 미량 염소를 이온크로마토그래피로 정량하기 위하여 시료를 공기 및 건조 산화시키고 분쇄한 후 열가수분해하여 염소를 회수하였다.

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