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Synergistic extraction of Eu(III) and Nd(III) from aqueous medium using a mixture of sulfasalazine and 1,10-phenanthroline

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Solvent extraction of Eu(III) and Nd(III) from aqueous medium was investigated by sulfasalazine in benzoyl alcohol as single extractant and then with synergic mixture of sulfasalazine and 1,10-phenanthroline in benzyl alcohol. The synergic mixture was found to extract studied rare earth elements with higher distribution coefficients. All cations studied have shown negligible effect on the extraction, whereas citrate and oxalate interfered seriously. The stoichiometric composition of extracted species was found to be M (SS)2.HSS.X and [M(SS)3.2phen] where M = Eu(III) and Nd(III). The extraction mechanism is also discussed. The extractant has high loading as well as recycling capacity without any degradation.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the reactor operation group (ROG) of PINSTECH Islamabad, Pakistan for irradiating the target samples in the research reactor for the production of radionuclides used in this study. We are also grateful to Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (Grant No. 100478) for providing financial support to complete this study.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

    S. Shahida

  2. Chemistry Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

    S. Shahida, Y. A. Abbasi & A. Ali

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

    Y. A. Abbasi & M. Hafeez

  4. Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

    M. I. Khan

  5. Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

    K. H. Shah

  6. Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan

    U. Farooq

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Shahida, S., Abbasi, Y.A., Ali, A. et al. Synergistic extraction of Eu(III) and Nd(III) from aqueous medium using a mixture of sulfasalazine and 1,10-phenanthroline. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 324, 1215–1223 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07171-z

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