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The change of Np oxidation state in nitric acid and the effect of nitrous acid on the oxidation state were analyzed by spectrophotometry, solvent extraction, and electrochemical methods. The Np extraction with 30 vol.% TBP was enhanced by the adjustment of the Np oxidation state using a glassy carbon fiber column electrode system. The knowledge of electrolytic behavior of nitric acid was important because the nitrous acid affecting the Np redox reaction was generated during the adjustment of the Np oxidation state. The Np solution used in this work consisted of Np(V) and Np(VI) but no Np(IV). The ratio of Np(V) in the range of 0.5M∼5.5 M nitric acid was 32%∼19%. The electrolytic oxidation of Np(V) to Np(VI) in the solution enhanced the Np extraction efficiency about five times higher than without electrolytic oxidation. It was confirmed that the nitrous acid in a concentration of less than about 10−5 M acted as a catalyst to accelerate the chemical oxidation reaction of Np(V) to Np(VI).
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Kim, KW., Song, KC., Lee, EH. et al. Oxidation State and Extraction of Neptunium with TBP. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 246, 215–219 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006731920212
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