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Radiation-induced decomposition of the tributyl phosphate-nitric acid system: Role of nitric acid

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Radiation-induced decomposition of tributyl phosphate-nitric acid as a two-component system has been studied. Degradation products, dibutylphosphoric acid (DBP) and monobutylphosphoric acid (MBP), were determined by separation-extraction method. 0.59, 0.78 and 1.38 are the G (DBP) values and 0.15, 0.17 and 0.13 are the G (MBP) values obtained for pure TBP, TBP-3M HNO3 extract and TBP-5M HNO3 extract, respectively. G (−HNO3) values are 5.19 and 6.15 for 3M HNO3 and 5M HNO3 extracts. It is shown that nitric acid plays a significant role in enhancing the decomposition of TBP.

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  1. Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, 400 085, Bombay, India

    M. V. Krishnamurthy & R. Sampathkumar

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Krishnamurthy, M.V., Sampathkumar, R. Radiation-induced decomposition of the tributyl phosphate-nitric acid system: Role of nitric acid. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 166, 421–429 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02167787

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