Dk. Veirs et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NITRATE COMPLEXES OF PU(IV) USING ABSORPTION-SPECTROSCOPY, N-15 NMR, AND EXAFS, Journal of alloys and compounds, 213, 1994, pp. 328-332
The nitrate complexes of Pu(IV) are studied in solutions containing ni
trate at concentrations up to 13 molar (M) using absorption spectrosco
py, N-15 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and extended X-ray absorpti
on fine structure (EXAFS). Four major nitrate complexes are observed a
nd identified as PU(NO3)(3+), PU(NO3)(2)(2+), Pu(NO3)(4), and Pu(NO3)(
6)(2-). The Pu(NO3)(3)(1+) and Pu(NO3)(5)(1-) complexes are not observ
ed here and an upper limit of 0.10 can be set on the fraction for each
of these species.