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A chemical separation procedure has been developed for the extraction of uranium from some of the crucially important rare earths using a novel extractant viz. Cyanex-272 (2,4,4-trimethyl pentyl phosphinic acid). The near total extraction of uranium and quantitative separation of rare earth elements has been validated using inductively coupled argon plasma - atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The recovery of some of the representative elements has been confirmed by radioactive tracer studies. The back extraction of uranium from the organic phase was carried out using a solution of 0.5M Na2CO3 which resulted in a near total recovery of uranium into the organic phase. These studies have enabled determination of sub ppm amounts of the analyte elements with a precision of 5% RSD utilizing prior chemical separation of rare earths from 1 g uranium samples in just three extractions with Cyanex-272.
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Rajeswari, B., Dhawale, B.A., Bangia, T.R. et al. Role of Cyanex-272 as an extractant for uranium in the determination of rare earths by ICP-AES. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 254, 479–483 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021633920249
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