Contribution of nitric acid and alcohol to the radiolytic degradation of TODGA in Isopar-M

Effect of metal complexation on diglycolamide radiolysis: a comparison between ex situ gamma and in situ alpha irradiation

“…71,72 For comparison sake, we have also irradiated analogous solutions of Nd(III) extracted into TODGA solvents using an external gamma source. Indeed, while the effects of diluent, 33,35 phase modifier, 38,39,48,73 water, 39 and nitric acid 23,33,37,[39][40][41]48,49,73 on TODGA radiolysis have been studied, no studies have yet been published detailing the effects of metal loading on TODGA irradiation. In a previous paper, we have shown that the environment of the TODGA molecule (free, bound to octanol, water or nitric acid by hydrogen bonds, self-organized as dimers or reverse micelles.…”