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Actinides selective extractants coated magnetite nanoparticles for analytical applications

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N,N,N′,N′-tetraoctyl diglycolamide (TODGA) and bis(2-ethylhexy)phosphoric acid (HDEHP) were coated on Fe3O4 nanoparticles under different chemical conditions. The TODGA-coated magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4@TODGA) captured representative actinides Am(III) and Pu(IV) at 3–4 M HNO3 with high efficiency. However, the HNO3 induced pre-organization of TODGA, before coating on the magnetite nanoparticles, was found to be important for the sorption of Am(III) and Pu(IV) ions. The Fe3O4@HDEHP particles exhibited selectivity toward Pu(IV), and Am(III) did not sorb from 3 to 4 M HNO3. The quantification of Pu(IV) preconcentrated on coated particles was carried out by removing the extractant coating in dioxane based scintillator, followed by liquid scintillation counting.

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Acknowledgements

Shashikala Ojha is thankful to Dr Pradeepkumar K. S., Associate Director, HS&EG and Head RSSD, BARC and R. K. Gopalakrishnan, Head RHCS, RSSD, BARC for giving permission to carry out doctoral work and their keen interest in the present work. Authors are also thankful to Dr P. K. Pujari, Head Radiochemistry Division, BARC for his keen interest in the present work. Vivek Chavan is supported by Korea Research Fellowship Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (NRF-2015H1D3A1066285).

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  1. Radiation Safety Systems Division, Bhabha Atomic research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Shashikala Ojha

  2. Homi Bhabha National Institute, TSH Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, 400094, India

    Shashikala Ojha, Sankararao Chappa & Ashok K. Pandey

  3. Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Troambay, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Sankararao Chappa, Amol M. Mhatre & Ashok K. Pandey

  4. Radiation and Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Krishan Kant Singh

  5. Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Vivek Chavan

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Ojha, S., Chappa, S., Mhatre, A.M. et al. Actinides selective extractants coated magnetite nanoparticles for analytical applications. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 312, 675–683 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5246-6

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