Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 33(2), 239 (2017).

High-Performance Alkyl Diamide Amine and Water-soluble Diamide Ligand for Separating of Am(III) from Cm(III)
Hideya SUZUKI, Yasuhiro TSUBATA, and Tatsuro MATSUMURA
Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
Alkyl diamide amine (ADAAM), a new high-performance reagent with a simple structure, was examined for the mutual separation of Am(III) and Cm(III). The combination of ADAAM and N,N,N′,N′-tetraethyldiglycolamide (TEDGA) as a masking agent shows selectivity for Am(III) over Cm(III) in highly acidic media with separation factors of up to 41.