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Extraction of plutonium(IV), uranium(VI) and some fission products by di-n-hexyl sulphoxide

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The extraction of nitric acid, plutonium, uranium and fission products such as zirconium, ruthenium and europium has been investigated using di-n-hexyl sulphoxide in Solvesso-100. Results indicate that Pu(IV), U(VI), Zr(IV) and Ru NO(III) are extracted as disolvates, whereas Eu(III) is extracted as the trisolvate. The absorption spectra of the plutonium(IV) and uranium(VI) complexes extracted are similar to those of the species extracted by TBP which indicate the similarity of the species involved. Preliminary studies show that irradiated di-n-hexyl sulphoxide extracts zirconium to a smaller extent than irradiated TBP suggesting the use of long chain aliphatic sulphoxides as promising extractants for the recovery of plutonium in high radiation fields.

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    S. A. Pai, J. P. Shukla, P. K. Khopkar & M. S. Subramanian

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Pai, S.A., Shukla, J.P., Khopkar, P.K. et al. Extraction of plutonium(IV), uranium(VI) and some fission products by di-n-hexyl sulphoxide. J. Radioanal. Chem. 42, 323–334 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519408

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