Composition for detecting uranyl

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:869926

Baylor, Lewis C ^[1]; Stephens, Susan M ^[2]

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1. North Augusta, SC
2. Athens, GA

A composition for detecting the presence and concentration of a substance such as uranyl, comprising an organohalide covalently bonded to an indicator for said substance. The composition has at least one active OH site for forming a complex with the substance to be detected. The composition is made by reacting equimolar amounts of the indicator and the organohalide in a polar organic solvent. The absorbance spectrum of the composition-uranyl complex is shifted with respect to the absorbance spectrum of the indicator-uranyl complex, to provide better spectral resolution for detecting uranyl.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5424211
• OSTI ID: 869926
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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reacting
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polar
organic
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shifted
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indicator-uranyl
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covalently bonded
molar amount
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