Inventors:
Dean R. Peterman - Idaho Falls ID, US
David H. Meikrantz - Idaho Falls ID, US
Jack D. Law - Pocatello ID, US
Catherine L. Riddle - Idaho Falls ID, US
Terry A. Todd - Firth ID, US
Mitchell R. Greenhalgh - Iona ID, US
Richard D. Tillotson - Moore ID, US
Richard A. Bartsch - Lubbock TX, US
Bruce A. Moyer - Oak Ridge TN, US
Laetitia H. Delmau - Oak Ridge TN, US
Peter V. Bonnesen - Knoxville TN, US
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC - Idaho Falls ID
International Classification:
B01D 11/00
US Classification:
423 8, 252184, 252364, 423 2, 423181, 210634, 588 20
Abstract:
A mixed extractant solvent that includes at least one dialkyloxycalix[4]arenebenzocrown-6 compound, 4′,4′,(5′)-di-(t-butyldicyclohexano)-18-crown-6, at least one modifier, and, optionally, a diluent. The dialkyloxycalix[4]arenebenzocrown-6 compound is 1,3-alternate-25,27-di(octyloxy)calix[4]arenebenzocrown-6, 1,3-alternate-25,27-di(decyloxy)calix[4]arenebenzocrown-6, 1,3-alternate-25,27-di(dodecyloxy)calix[4]arenebenzocrown-6, 1,3-alternate-25,27-di(2-ethylhexyl-1-oxy)calix[4]arenebenzocrown-6, 1,3-alternate-25,27-di(3,7-dimethyloctyl-1-oxy)calix[4]arenebenzocrown-6, 1,3-alternate-25,27-di(4-butyloctyl-1-oxy)calix[4]arenebenzocrown-6, or combinations thereof. The modifier is a primary alcohol. A method of separating cesium and strontium from an aqueous feed is also disclosed, as are dialkyloxycalix[4]arenebenzocrown-6 compounds and an alcohol modifier.