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Title: Surveying the extraction of cesium nitrate by 1,3-alternate calix[4]arene crown-6 ethers in 1,2-dichloroethane

Journal Article · · Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

The extraction of cesium nitrate from a mixture of alkali metal nitrates by calix[4]arene crown-6 ethers in 1,2-dichloroethane diluent has been surveyed at 25 C. The results reveal that smaller substituents (but larger than C{sub 2}) at the phenolic positions of the calixarene opposite the crown ether increase both the extraction efficiency and the cesium selectivity. Benzo substituents on the crown ether tend to decrease extraction strength while increasing cesium-to-sodium selectivity. Conversely, a cyclohexano group on the crown ether has a negative impact on both extraction strength and selectivity.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
OSTI ID:
20019002
Journal Information:
Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, Vol. 17, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1999; ISSN 0736-6299
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English