Unique selectivity reversal in Am3+-Eu3+ extraction in a tripodal TREN-based diglycolamide in ionic liquid: Extraction, luminescence, complexation and structural studies

Andrea Leoncini, Prasanta K. Mohapatra*, Arunasis Bhattacharyya, Dhaval R. Raut, Arijit Sengupta, Parveen K. Verma, Nidhi Tiwari, Dibyendu Bhattacharyya, Sambhunath Jha, Anna M. Wouda, Jurriaan Huskens, Willem Verboom

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleAcademicpeer-review

65 Citations (Scopus)
56 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

An N-pivot diglycolamide extractant (DGA-TREN) was synthesized for the first time and its complexation behaviour was studied towards trivalent lanthanide/actinide ions. The solvent extraction studies suggested a unique selectivity reversal in the extraction of trivalent actinides versus trivalent lanthanides which was observed performing extraction studies in an ionic liquid vis-à-vis a molecular diluent for a tripodal TREN-based diglycolamide ligand (DGA-TREN) vs. a tripodal diglycolamide ligand (T-DGA) which may have great significance in radioactive waste remediation. The nature of the bonding to Eu3+ ion was investigated by EXAFS as well as by DFT calculations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2476-2484
Number of pages9
JournalDalton transactions
Volume45
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2016

Keywords

  • 2023 OA procedure

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Unique selectivity reversal in Am3+-Eu3+ extraction in a tripodal TREN-based diglycolamide in ionic liquid: Extraction, luminescence, complexation and structural studies'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this