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Title: A comparison of the y-Radiolysis of TODGA and T(EH)DGA using UHPLC-ESI-MS analysis

Abstract

Solutions of the diglycolamide extractants TODGA and T(EH)DGA in n-dodecane were subjected to γ- irradiation in the presence and absence of an acidic aqueous phase. These solutions were then analyzed using UHPLC-ESI-MS to determine the rates of radiolytic decay of the two extractants neat and in contact with respect to the acidity of the contacted aqueous phase, as well as to identify radiolysis products. The presence or absence of an acidic aqueous phase was shown to have no influence on the measured decay rates, nor did the side-chain have an influence. A number of radiolysis products were identified, consistent with those previously identified for these two compounds using GC-MS. The identity of these radiolysis products suggests that the bonds most vulnerable to radiolytic attack are those in the dyglycolamide center of these molecules, and not on the side-chains.  The agreement of these results with previous work using GC-MS indicates supports the further use of UHPLC-ESI-MS as a tool for studying diglycolamide extractant systems.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [4]
  1. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
  2. California State Uni
  3. Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung-Nukleare Entsorgung und Reaktorsicherheit (IEK-6), Jülich (Germany)
  4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1184759
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1240715
Report Number(s):
INL/JOU-14-32985; BNL-111893-2016-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 0736-6299
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC07-05ID14517; SC00112704
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange; Journal ID: ISSN 0736-6299
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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Zarzana, Christopher A., Groenewold, Gary S., Mincher, Bruce J., Mezyk, Stephen P., Wilden, Andreas, Schmidt, Holger, Modolo, Giuseppe, Wishart, James F., and Cook, Andrew R. A comparison of the y-Radiolysis of TODGA and T(EH)DGA using UHPLC-ESI-MS analysis. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1080/07366299.2015.1012885.
Zarzana, Christopher A., Groenewold, Gary S., Mincher, Bruce J., Mezyk, Stephen P., Wilden, Andreas, Schmidt, Holger, Modolo, Giuseppe, Wishart, James F., & Cook, Andrew R. A comparison of the y-Radiolysis of TODGA and T(EH)DGA using UHPLC-ESI-MS analysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/07366299.2015.1012885
Zarzana, Christopher A., Groenewold, Gary S., Mincher, Bruce J., Mezyk, Stephen P., Wilden, Andreas, Schmidt, Holger, Modolo, Giuseppe, Wishart, James F., and Cook, Andrew R. Mon . "A comparison of the y-Radiolysis of TODGA and T(EH)DGA using UHPLC-ESI-MS analysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/07366299.2015.1012885. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1184759.
@article{osti_1184759,
title = {A comparison of the y-Radiolysis of TODGA and T(EH)DGA using UHPLC-ESI-MS analysis},
author = {Zarzana, Christopher A. and Groenewold, Gary S. and Mincher, Bruce J. and Mezyk, Stephen P. and Wilden, Andreas and Schmidt, Holger and Modolo, Giuseppe and Wishart, James F. and Cook, Andrew R.},
abstractNote = {Solutions of the diglycolamide extractants TODGA and T(EH)DGA in n-dodecane were subjected to γ- irradiation in the presence and absence of an acidic aqueous phase. These solutions were then analyzed using UHPLC-ESI-MS to determine the rates of radiolytic decay of the two extractants neat and in contact with respect to the acidity of the contacted aqueous phase, as well as to identify radiolysis products. The presence or absence of an acidic aqueous phase was shown to have no influence on the measured decay rates, nor did the side-chain have an influence. A number of radiolysis products were identified, consistent with those previously identified for these two compounds using GC-MS. The identity of these radiolysis products suggests that the bonds most vulnerable to radiolytic attack are those in the dyglycolamide center of these molecules, and not on the side-chains.  The agreement of these results with previous work using GC-MS indicates supports the further use of UHPLC-ESI-MS as a tool for studying diglycolamide extractant systems.},
doi = {10.1080/07366299.2015.1012885},
journal = {Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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Figure 1 Figure 1: Structures of the two diglycolamides studied here: a. N,N,N’,N’‐tetraoctyldiglycolamide (TODGA) and b. N,N,N’,N’‐tetra‐2‐ethylhexyldiglycolamide (T(EH)DGA).

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