Characterization of solvents containing CyMe4-BTPhen in selected cyclohexanone-based diluents after irradiation by accelerated electrons

• Authors: Petr Distler , Jana Kondé , Jan John , Zuzana Hájková , Jaroslav Švehla , Bohumír Grüner
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Radiation stability of CyMe4-BTPhen was examined in systems with three selected cyclohexanone-based diluents. Accelerated electrons were used as a source of ionizing radiation. The CyMe4-BTPhen radiation degradation identification and characterization of the degradation products were performed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry (MS) analyses. Residual concentrations of tested ligand were determined. Moreover, extraction properties of the solvents irradiated at two different doses were compared with the extraction properties of non-irradiated solvents to estimate the influence of the presence of degradation products in the organic phase.

Keywords

EN

accelerated electrons; CyMe4-BTPhen; irradiation; radiation stability; solvent extraction

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Nukleonika
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 885-891

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2015

received

16 - 8 - 2015

accepted

26 - 8 - 2015

online

30 - 12 - 2015

Contributors

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Petr Distler

• Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Czech Technical University in Prague, Břehová 7, 11519 Prague 1, Czech Republic

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Jana Kondé

• Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Czech Technical University in Prague, Břehová 7, 11519 Prague 1, Czech Republic

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Jan John

• Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Czech Technical University in Prague, Břehová 7, 11519 Prague 1, Czech Republic,

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Zuzana Hájková

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Hlavni 1001, 25068 Husinec-Rež, Czech Republic

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Jaroslav Švehla

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Hlavni 1001, 25068 Husinec-Rež, Czech Republic

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Bohumír Grüner

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Hlavni 1001, 25068 Husinec-Rež, Czech Republic,

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/nuka-2015-0123