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Pertraction of U(VI) from HNO3 feed into water through flat-sheet supported liquid membrane containing a series of monoamides, viz. N,N-dihexylhexanamide (DHHA), N,N-dihexyloctanamide (DHOA) and N,N-dihexyldecanamide (DHDA), as the carrier ligands were studied. The results obtained with monoamides were compared with those obtained with TBP, a contemporary ligand to monoamides. The permeation of U(VI) was primarily governed by the distribution ratio of U(VI) by the ligands. A mathematical equation was derived by solving the mass balance equation on the feed side and the receiver side of the membrane which fitted well to a series of experimental results in the present work.
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Kumar, R., Ansari, S.A., Kandwal, P. et al. Pertraction of U(VI) through liquid membranes using monoamides as carrier ligands: experimental and theoretical studies. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 323, 983–991 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06998-5
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