Published July 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

The solvent extraction of americium(III) in HCl solutions by 2,6-bis[(diphenylphospino)methyl]pyridine N,P,P'-trioxide

  • 1. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  • 2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

Description

The liquid/liquid extraction of Am(III) from hydrochloric acid solutions with chloroform solutions of 2,6-bis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]pyridine N,P,P'-trioxide (ENOPOPO) is described. ENOPOPO exhibits modest extraction ability for americium(III) (DAm = 2.2 at 5 M HCl) and can be efficiently back extracted from the organic phase at 0.1 M HCl. The ligand dependency data suggest that three ligand molecules are coordinated to the americium in the extraction complex. Additional aspects of the extraction mechanism are described

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Journal Title
Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 967-983
ISSN
0736-6299
CODEN
SEIEDB

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