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Hydrophilic 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives for selective Am(III) stripping into aqueous solutions

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The novel and fully combustible hydrophilic 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxamide (1) was synthesized and investigated as Am(III) stripping agent in a simulated advanced hydrometallurgical process, in comparison with two other 1,10-phenanthroline-based ligands 2 and 3. The stripping efficiency and the Am(III)/lanthanides(III) selectivity of the TODGA (org)/phen-derivative (aq) extracting system were studied under several experimental conditions by liquid–liquid extraction tests. The results obtained clarify the main limitations of these ligands in the scope of the hydrometallurgical reprocessing but also enable to get indications to steer future investigations in the domain of the selective An(III) recovery for the advanced reprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuel by hydrophilic ligands.

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Acknowledgments

Financial support from the Nuclear Fission Safety Program of the European Union is gratefully acknowledged (Project ACSEPT, Contract No. FP7-CP-2007-211 267). We also thank the Centro Interdipartimentale di Misure “G. Casnati” at Università di Parma for the use of NMR facilities.

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    Stefano Scaravaggi, Elena Macerata, Michele Galletta, Eros Mossini & Mario Mariani

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/a, 43124, Parma, Italy

    Alessandro Casnati, Mattia Anselmi & Francesco Sansone

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Scaravaggi, S., Macerata, E., Galletta, M. et al. Hydrophilic 1,10-phenanthroline derivatives for selective Am(III) stripping into aqueous solutions. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 1811–1820 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3668-y

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