Coordination chemistry of several radius-sensitive complexones and applications to lanthanide-actinide separations

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The coordination chemistry of .several radi us-sensi t ive J: complexones and applications to lanthanide-actinide separations Michael Wayne Potter Under the supervision of Jack E. ow el 1 2 , 2 'd i a m i n o d i e t h y l e t h e r-N , W ,N1-tetraacetic acid (EE,DTA) solutions ~k DOE Repoit IS-T-940. This work was performed under contract W-7405-eng-82 with the Department of Energy. p r o v e t h a t t h e EEDTA l i g a n d i s c a p a b l e o f e l u t i n g americi'um ahead o f a l l o f t h e t r i p o s i t i v e l a n t h a n i d e c a t i o n s .