Journal
CHEMPHYSCHEM
Volume 24, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200749
Keywords
acetohydroxamic acid; electron pulse radiolysis; multiscale computer modelling; Gamma radiolysis; radical-induced kinetics
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This study presents a comprehensive computer model to describe the radiolytic and hydrolytic degradation of AHA in aqueous sodium nitrate and nitric acid solutions. The model accurately predicts the yields of the major degradation products of AHA by comparing with experimental data.
Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) has been proposed for inclusion in advanced, single-cycle, used nuclear fuel reprocessing solvent systems for the reduction and complexation of plutonium and neptunium ions. For this application, a detailed description of the fundamental degradation of AHA in dilute aqueous nitric acid is required. To this end, we present a comprehensive, multiscale computer model for the coupled radiolytic and hydrolytic degradation of AHA in aqueous sodium nitrate and nitric acid solutions. Rate coefficients for the reactions of AHA and hydroxylamine (HA) with the oxidizing nitrate radical were measured for the first time using electron pulse radiolysis and used as inputs for the kinetic model. The computer model results are validated by comparison to experimental data from steady-state gamma ray irradiations, for which the agreement is excellent. The presented model accurately predicts the yields of the major degradation products of AHA: acetic acid, HA, nitrous oxide, and molecular hydrogen.
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