DOE OSTI · 1650448
Transactinide studies with sulfur macrocyclic extractant using mercury
Abstract
Mercury extraction has been studied in nitric and hydrochloric acids with hexathia-18-crown-6 dissolved in carbon tetrachloride. Batch study experiments have been performed to determine the best conditions for maximum extraction. In both acids, Hg(II) was best extracted at low molarity while almost no extraction was observed above 2 M. Furthermore, speciation studies were carried out in an attempt to describe the extraction mechanism, but the exact composition of the extracted species was not determined. The extraction kinetics were studied to assess the feasibility of this crown ether for extracting Cn and/or Fl in a future online experiment.
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Ferrier, Maryline G., Kmak, Kelly N., Kerlin, William M., Valdez, Carlos A., Despotopulos, John D.. 2020-08-13. Transactinide studies with sulfur macrocyclic extractant using mercury. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07320-4
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