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Plutonium Analysis from Controlled-Potential Coulometry for the Certification of the MP3 Standard Material P5_14 Plutonium analysis from controlled-potential coulometry for the certification of the MP3 standard material. A. Ruas, V. Dalier, J. Pivato CEA-Marcoule BP 17171 30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze Cedex, France [email protected] Abstract – For contributing to the certification of the new metal plutonium reference material (MP3), controlled-potential coulometry (CPC) has many advantages: it is a high accuracy absolute chemical analysis technique. Many studies are now conducted on plutonium solutions, to improve the operating conditions and the current apparatus, for mass determination with a precision of 0.1%. The different experimental preliminary results are discussed and the apparatus described. The coulometry cell assembly comprises a motor connected to a stirrer designed to prevent splashing, an inlet tube for inert gas, three electrodes, and a thermocouple for measuring the temperature. The measuring system includes a potentiostat, a CPU, a calibrated current generator, a temperature indicator and a voltmeter, all maintained at a constant temperature. Current integration is made by electronic components, introduced in the potentiostat and the CPU. + − + INTRODUCTION Pu 4 + e ↔ Pu 3 (1) Experimental electrolysis is performed using a Coulometry is an assay method in which the metal electrode with a large surface area quantity of the element analyzed is determined (working electrode) immersed in the test by measuring a quantity of electricity; under solution. The quantity of electricity used for the certain conditions it is capable of providing a conversion is related to the quantity matter in very accurate determination of the plutonium solution by Faraday’s law of electrolysis: mass concentration. The advantage of this M method is that it is absolute and uses only small m = ⋅Q (2) masses of material. It is the preferred method for n ⋅ F certification of the new plutonium reference where m is the mass of the element being material MP3, which in the near future will determined (g); M is the molar mass of the allow calibration of plutonium analysis methods. element (g/mol); n is the number of electrons A controlled potential coulometry setup has been involved during the electrochemical conversion; developed by the Materials Analysis and F is Faraday’s constant, equal to the charge of an electron multiplied by Avogadro’s number: Metrology Laboratory (LAMM) as a major -1 contribution toward certification of reference 96 485.34 A.s.mol [3]; Q is the cumulative material MP3. Although its principle has long quantity of electricity over time (A.s or been known [1,2] and despite its advantages, the coulombs (C)). Measuring the quantity of method has been relatively little used recently electricity does not require a standard solution, and remains difficult to implement in a glove which is a significant advantage of coulometry. box. Few instruments today are capable of In the case of controlled potential coulometry, performing coulometry with high accuracy the working electrode potential is maintained (typically about 0.1%), hence the specific constant by a potentiostat at a level where the features of the system developed and described desired electrochemical conversion here. predominates. This enhances the selectivity of the method with respect to interfering EXPERIMENTAL METHOD electroactive species present in the analysis medium. 1) General principle Controlled potential coulometry analysis applied to plutonium comprises two main phases. During Coulometry is an analysis method based on the first phase, a potential below the formal potential E0’ of the redox couple being measuring a quantity of electricity (Q) by IV III 0 integration of the electrolysis current involved determined (Pu /Pu ) is imposed (typically E ’ during an electrochemical conversion such as − 170 mV) to maintain the reduced valence state that of the Pu IV /Pu III couple: (Phase 1, Fig. 1). A second potential above the ATALANTE 2008 Montpellier (France) May 19-22, 2008 1 P5_14 formal potential E0’ is then imposed (typically the assayed element and ensuring the complete E0’ + 170 mV) to measure the quantity of selectivity of that reaction. electricity involved during oxidation of the The quantity of assayed element is first corrected element (Phase 2, Fig. 1). for the contribution of the residual current, which is the current value at which the system stabilizes at the end of the assay (about 1 to 3 µA: Fig. 2). t = 0 : Phase 1 : Phase 2 : undefined reduction, Ei < oxidation + The assay solution contains not only the assayed potential E0’ measurement, element but mainly the solvent and supporting E > E0’ f electrolyte (together with a very small quantity of sulfamic acid). The blank solution, i.e. the solution containing all the constituents with the exception of the assayed element, is not neutral III IV from a strictly electrochemical standpoint. In Pu III and Pu IV Pu III + ε Pu IV ε Pu + Pu order to assay an element, the blank solution is Fig. 1. Simplified diagram of controlled potential first assayed and the quantity of electricity used IV III coulometry applied to Pu /Pu . Ei and Ef: to assay the element is subtracted from the value controlled potential applied to working electrode previously used for the blank assay. by the potentiostat. E0’: formal potential of On completion of phase 1 of the electrolysis couple analyzed. (potential Ei) the assayed constituent is not entirely present in reduced form, but is at The potentials are chosen so the successive equilibrium with a very small fraction of the conversions are virtually complete and no element in the oxidized state (Fig. 1). Similarly, undesirable reactions occur. They depend to a after phase 2 (potential Ef) the assayed element is large extent on the value of the formal potential, not entirely present in oxidized form. It is which can be obtained by plotting the coulogram therefore important to take into account the fact (refer to section 3). that electrolysis of the element being assayed is When phase 2 begins the working electrode not strictly complete. This is done using a current I0 is relatively high (typically several tens correction factor, f, for which the following of mA, depending on the quantity of the element expression is computed from the Nernst assayed). The current intensity then diminishes equation: exponentially versus time (Fig. 2). n ⋅ F ⋅(E − E0 )' exp f R ⋅T I0 f = n ⋅ F ⋅(E − E 0 )' 1+ exp f R ⋅T I n ⋅ F ⋅(E − E 0 )' exp i R ⋅T Ir − (2) 0 n ⋅ F ⋅(E − E 0 )' 1+ exp i 0 t R ⋅T Fig. 2. Current intensity ( I) versus time ( t). Ir: where R is the ideal gas constant ( R = 8.3145 residual current. The hatched region indicates the J.mol -1.K-1), and T is the temperature of the contribution of the residual current to the medium (K). Under our assay conditions, f is quantity of electricity integrated typically about 0.997−0.998. Although very near (drawing not to scale). 1, it is essential to take the difference into account if excellent precision is required. 2) Corrections applied Therefore, the relation used to calculate the assayed plutonium is: The experimental setup permits additional = M ⋅ − − ⋅ corrections necessary to improve the m (Qe Qb ' I re te ) (3) determination accuracy. The corrections arise n ⋅ F ⋅ f from two inherent difficulties in the method: where Qe is the cumulative quantity of electricity ensuring a quantitative electrolytic reaction for during plutonium solution electrolysis, Qb’ is ATALANTE 2008 Montpellier (France) May 19-22, 2008 2 P5_14 deduced from the cumulative quantity of indispensable to inhibit side reactions generated electricity during blank electrolysis, Ire is the by nitric acid. residual intensity of element electrolysis and te is The coulometry rack mainly comprises the time of element electrolysis. electronic equipment suitable for standard rack mounting (Fig. 4). Most include interfaces to 3) Equipment allow software control via a Visual Basic routine. The rack is thermostatically controlled The controlled potential coulometry device can by an air conditioner to maintain the highly be broken down into two units: the electrolysis sensitive electronic circuitry at a constant cell, installed in a glove box, and the measuring temperature. system contained in a thermostatically controlled coulometry rack. The electrolysis cell (Fig. 3) is suitable for assaying solutions with a volume of about 30 Temperature Calibrator display mL. Its outgassing and stirring systems are Voltmeter Potentiostat specially designed to prevent any risk of Cable splashing or material losses that are unacceptable connected to CPU for high-precision analysis. the electrolysis cell Cooler Stirrer Reference Electrode Argon Fig. 4. Coulometry rack. Reference electrode and counter- As mentioned above, controlled potential coulometry does not require chemical standards, electrode Counter- compartment s electrode but it does require electrical calibration. Calibration is performed regularly using a Working Analyzed electrode solution current generator before each a series of determinations. The calibrator is a high-precision Fig. 3. Coulometry cell. metrology instrument that is periodically qualified, and used to correct the values indicated by the measuring system. The coulometry cell includes three electrodes: a working electrode controlling the desired The voltmeter connected to the potentiostat is potential, a constant-potential reference used to check the working electrode potential and detect any deviation from the setpoint electrode, and a counterelectrode
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