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Extraction of uranium with crown ether carboxylic acids for neutron activation analysis

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Uranium in aqueous solution can be extracted by sym-dibenzo-16-crown-5-oxy-acetic acid and its modified analogue 2-/sym-dibenzo-16-crown-5-oxy/-hexanoic acid into chloroform in the pH range 5.5–6.0. The extraction method combined with neutron activation analysis provides a sensitive method for the determination of uranium in natural waters.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Idahol, 83843, Moscow, Idaho, USA

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Tang, J., Wai, C.M. Extraction of uranium with crown ether carboxylic acids for neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 128, 61–69 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02167026

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