Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1996, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 45-48.

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Purification and Properties of Cyanex 301

Chen Jing, Jiao Rongzhou, Zhu Yongjun   

  1. Institute of Nuclear Energy Technolegy, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102201
  • Received:1995-08-12 Revised:1995-11-14 Published:1996-04-10 Online:1996-04-10

Abstract: A method of purifying Cyanex 301 by recrystallization of its ammonium salt in benzene was studied. The recovery of this method is 62.4% and purity of the product is > 99%. The infrared spectrum of purified Cyanex 301 is given. The partition equilibrium of purified Cyanex 301 between n-heptane and aqueous phase and its aggregation in n-heptane were studied. The results show that purified Cyanex 301 is mainly present as a dimer in the concentration range of 0.2 to 1.0 mol/L in n-heptane.

Key words: Cyanex 301, purification, recrystallization, aggregation