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Rai, D.*; Kitamura, Akira; Rosso, K.*
Radiochimica Acta, 105(8), p.637 - 647, 2017/08
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:19.65(Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear)Solubility of HfO(am) was determined as a function of KHCO concentrations ranging from 0.001 mol.kg to 0.1 mol.kg. The solubility of HfO(am) increased dramatically with the increase in KHCO concentrations, indicating that Hf(IV) makes strong complexes with carbonate. Thermodynamic equilibrium constants for the formation of Hf-carbonate complexes were determined using both the Pitzer and SIT models. The dramatic increase in Hf concentrations with the increase in KHCO concentrations can best be described by the formation of Hf(OH-)(CO) and Hf(CO). The log K values for the reactions [Hf + 2 CO +2 OH Hf(OH)(CO)] and [Hf + 5 CO Hf(CO)], based on the SIT model, were determined to be 44.53 0.46 and 41.53 0.46, respectively.