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Abstract
Uranium is a key element in nuclear power. Developing new extraction systems for its purification and concentration is an important task for improving the nuclear fuel cycle. In this work solvent extraction and uranyl complexes with tri-dentate pyridine-based and tetra-dentate phenanthroline-based diphosphonates were studied in thorough detail, both in the organic phase and the solid state. A combination of experimental methods (loading isotherms and conductivity measurements), spectroscopic techniques (UV–vis, EXAFS, 31P NMR, and Raman spectroscopy) and theoretical calculations were used to disclose the mechanism of U(VI) solvent extraction. We demonstrated that with tetradentate phenanthroline-based ligands, tight ion pairs ([UO2LNO3]+[UO2(NO3)3]−) are formed. With tridentate ligands, U(VI) forms a mixture of complexes with different stoichiometries. Significant differences in the structure of complexes with tridentate ligands in the solid state compared to complexes in the organic solution were also shown.
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