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Speciation and Bioavailability Measurements of Environmental Plutonium Using Diffusion in Thin Films
Published on: November 9, 2015
Characterization of redox sensitive plutonium(III) complexed with alkylated 2,6-ditriazinylpyridine (BTP) in organic
Nidhu L Banik1, Bernd Schimmelpfennig, Christian M Marquardt
1Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany. nidhu.banik@kit.edu.
Abstract:
Spectroscopic, solvent extraction methods and computational chemistry are applied for the characterization of redox sensitive trivalent plutonium complexed with the N-donor extracting agent alkylated 2,6-ditriazinylpyridines (n-C3H7-BTP) in organic solution. The redox stabilization and speciation of Pu(III) is discussed. Extraction of Pu(III) with n-C3H7-BTP is compared to that for redox stable Am(III). The speciation of Pu(III) with n-C3H7-BTP in organic solution is studied by UV-Vis/NIR and XAFS spectroscopy. Only the 1:3 complex, [Pu(n-C3H7-BTP)3](3+) is observed to form, which is confirmed by EXAFS and solvent extraction. The [Pu(n-C3H7-BTP)3](3+) complex is compared to the isostructural U(III), Am(III), and Cm(III) complexes studied earlier.
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