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N,N,N',N'-tetrahexylsuccinylamide as a new extractant for the extraction of nitric acid, uranium(VI) and thorium(IV) ions

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N,N,N′,N′-tetrahexylsuccinylamide (THSA) was used for the extraction of U(VI) and Th(IV) ions from nitric acid media into n-dodecane. Extraction distribution ratios of U(VI) and Th(IV) as a function of nitric acid concentration, extractant concentration and temperature have been studied. It was found that THSA as a new extractant is superior in some aspects to TBP for extraction of U(VI) and Th(IV). The extraction of nitric acid was also investigated. At low acidity, the main adduct of THSA and HNO3 is THSA·HNO3. THSA·(HNO3)2 and THSA·(HNO3)3 also formed at high acidity. The composition of the species, equilibrium constants and enthalpies of the extraction reactions have also been calculated. The suggested formation of the 1:2:1 ratio of uranyl(VI) ion and the 1:4:2 ratio of thorium(IV) ion, nitrate ion and THSA as the extracted species was further confirmed by the IR spectra of U(VI) and Th(IV) extracts.

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Tan, XF., Wang, YS., Tan, TZ. et al. N,N,N',N'-tetrahexylsuccinylamide as a new extractant for the extraction of nitric acid, uranium(VI) and thorium(IV) ions. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 242, 123–126 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02345904

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