A highly efficient extraction system for Am( iii )–Cm( iii ) pair separation in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing

2025/10/21 by Vladimir G. Petrov, Petr I. Matveev, Valentine G. Nenajdenko +12 · 1 voice
Chemistry · Engineering · Environmental Science · #Extraction and Separation Processes #Radioactive element chemistry and processing #Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

paper · doi:10.1039/d5qi01560j

openalex publication_date 2025/10/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/22 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/09

Abstract

Highly efficient extraction system for Am( iii )/Cm( iii ) separation is developed based on DAPhenCN extractant.

Citations

• Enhancing the Selectivity of Trivalent Actinide over Lanthanide Using Asymmetrical Phenanthroline Diamide Ligands

Discussions

• Our new work on a highly robust phenanthroline-dicarboxamide extractant enabling efficient Am(III)/Cm(III) separation, validated in counter-current tests with real VVER-1000 raffinate. doi.org/10.10 [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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