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THE EXTRACTION OF NITRIC ACID BY LONG CHAIN TERTIARY AMINES

Journal Article · · J. Inorg. & Nucl. Chem.
Nitric acid is extracted into benzene solutions of long chain tertiary anaines to an extent which is in excess of the quantity required for salt formation. This excess is due partly to the extractive properti es of the benzene and partly to the properti es of the amine nitrate solution. For the porti on of acid extracted by the amine salt, a partition coefficient is introduced which is a linear function of the amine concentration. Simple equations are given to compute the amount of HNO/sub 3/ extracted into the organic phase in a wide rarge of acid concentration (0 to 16 M) and amine concentration (0.05 to 1 M). To obtain information on the nature of the nitric acid present in the organic phase, infrared spectroscopy was used. The existence of ion pairs te concentration promotes the formation of higher orders of association. (auth)
Research Organization:
Universita, Rome
NSA Number:
NSA-17-004453
OSTI ID:
4754184
Journal Information:
J. Inorg. & Nucl. Chem., Journal Name: J. Inorg. & Nucl. Chem. Vol. Vol: 24
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English