Ym. Kulyako et al., A NEW METHOD OF AMERICIUM AND CURIUM EXTRACTION FROM NITRIC-ACID SOLUTIONS USING DIPHENYL[DIBUTYLCARBAMOYLMETHYL]PHOSPHINE OXIDE, Mendeleev communications, (4), 1997, pp. 135-137
For the first time diphenyl[dibutylcarbamoylmethyl]phosphine oxide (PB
CPO) has been shown to effectively extract americium and curium from n
itric acid solutions into the reagent phase without the usual use of o
rganic solvents.