The extraction of americium(III) and europium(III) into a variety of organic diluents by 6,6'-bis-(5,6,-dipentyl-[1,2,4]triazin-3-yl)-[2,2']bipyridinyl (C5-BTBP) has been investigated. In addition to determining the stoichiometry for the extraction, the dependence of extraction on contact time and temperature was also studied. The resistance of the ligand to gamma irradiation and the possibility to recycle the organic phase after stripping were tested to determine how the molecule would perform in a radiochemical process.

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Citation: Nilsson M., Andersson, S., Drouet, F., Ekberg, C., Foreman, M., Hudson, M., Liljenzin, J.-O., Magnusson, D., Skarnemark, G. "Extraction Properties of 6,6'-Bis-(5,6-dipentyl-[1,2,4]triazin-3-yl)-[2,2']bipyridinyl (C5-BTBP)." Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange 24(3) July 2006: 299 - 318.

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