Abstract
The ability to selectively extract lanthanides is crucial in hydrometallurgy and the nuclear fuel cycle. The capabilities of 1-hydroxy-6-N-octylcarboxamido-2(1H)-pyridinone (octyl-HOPO) as an extractant for the separation of lanthanides and actinides were studied for the first time. Octyl-HOPO greatly outperformed the traditional ligand di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid (DEHPA).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107054-107057 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | RSC Advances |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 129 |
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| State | Published - 2015 |