Novel dissymmetric N,N-dialkylamides which meet the following formula (I):
where R represents a linear or branched alkyl group at C8 to C15. A method for synthesizing these N,N-dialkylamides, and to the uses of same as extractants, alone or in admixture, in order to extract uranium and/or plutonium from an aqueous acid solution, or to totally or separate uranium from plutonium from an aqueous acid solution and, in particular, an aqueous solution resulting from dissolving spent nuclear fuel in nitric acid. Further, a method for processing an aqueous solution resulting from the dissolution of a spent nuclear fuel in nitric acid, allowing the uranium and plutonium contained in the solution to be extracted, separated and decontaminated in a single cycle, without requiring any plutonium reduction operation, and in which one of the aforementioned N,N-dialkylamides or a mixture of same is used as extractant. Applications for the method include the processing of spent nuclear fuels, in particular comprising uranium (e.g. UOX) or uranium and plutonium (e.g. MOX).
符合下式(I)的新型不对称 N,N-二烷基酰胺:
其中 R 代表 C8 至 C15 的直链或支链烷基。一种合成这些N,N-二烷基酰胺的方法,以及将其作为萃取剂单独或混合使用的方法,以便从酸性
水溶液中萃取
铀和/或
钚,或从酸性
水溶液,特别是从将乏核燃料溶解在
硝酸中产生的
水溶液中完全或分离
铀和
钚。此外,还有一种用于处理乏核燃料在
硝酸中溶解后产生的
水溶液的方法,可在一个循环中提取、分离和净化溶液中的
铀和
钚,而无需进行任何
钚还原操作,在该方法中,上述 N,N-二烷基酰胺之一或其混合物被用作提取剂。该方法的应用包括处理乏核燃料,特别是包括
铀(如 UOX)或
铀和
钚(如 MOX)的乏核燃料。