Published April 13, 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Extraction and separation studies of uranium(VI) with tris-(2-ethyl hexyl) phosphate

  • 1. Institute of Science, Bombay (India). Analytical Lab.

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A solvent extraction method is proposed for the extraction and separation of uranium from salicylate media using tris-(2-ethyl hexyl) phosphate dissolved in xylene as an extractant. The optimum conditions were evaluated from a critical study of pH, salicylate concentration, extractant concentration, period of equilibration and diluent. The method permits the separation of uranium from thorium, cerium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, copper, vanadium and chromium from binary mixtures and is applicable to the analysis of uranium in synthetic samples. The method is precise, accurate, fast and selective. (author) 5 refs.; 2 tabs

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
144
Journal Issue
6
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Letters.
Journal Page Range
439-445
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD