Antonio MR, Ellis RJ, Estes SL, Bera MK. Structural insights into the multinuclear speciation of tetravalent cerium in the tri-n-butyl phosphate–n-dodecane solvent extraction system.
Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017;
19:21304-21316. [DOI:
10.1039/c7cp03350h]
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Abstract
Macroscopic phase behaviors in the liquid–liquid extraction are explained by microscopic, reverse micellar fluid structures containing tetranuclear Ce(iv) clusters revealed by use of X-ray spectroscopy and scattering of the light and dense organic phases.
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