Synthesis and Screening of t-Bu-CyMe4-BTBP, and Comparison with CyMe4-BTBP
Journal article, 2014

The effect of adding a t-butyl group to the core molecule of CyMe4-BTBP, with the aim of improving solubility in organic diluents, has been studied with regard to the extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) from HNO3. Synthesis of t-Bu-CyMe4-BTBP is described in detail. Metal nitrates are extracted from nitric acid in the form of 1:2 complexes, M(NO3)(3)(BTBP)(2). Whether in 1-octanol, kerosene, or cyclohexanone diluents, t-Bu-CyMe4-BTBP extracts with larger distribution ratios but with slower kinetics than CyMe4-BTBP. The general trends previously observed for CyMe4-BTBP regarding the diluent and modifier influence were also found for t-Bu-CyMe4-BTBP.

solubility

DONOR

ACTINIDES

AMERICIUM(III)

solvent extraction

BTBP

LIGANDS

SOLVENT

EXTRACTION

QUADRIDENTATE

C5-BTBP

kinetics

LANTHANIDES

actinides

lanthanides

ACTINIDE(III)/LANTHANIDE(III) SEPARATION

RADIOLYTIC STABILITY

side group

Author

Teodora Retegan Vollmer

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

M. Drew

University of Reading

Christian Ekberg

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Elin Löfström Engdahl

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

M. J. Hudson

University of Reading

Anna Fermvik

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

Mark Foreman

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nuclear Chemistry

G. Modolo

Forschungszentrum Jülich

A. Geist

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

0736-6299 (ISSN) 1532-2262 (eISSN)

Vol. 32 7 720-736

Subject Categories

Analytical Chemistry

DOI

10.1080/07366299.2014.940767

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