Investigation of aggregation in solvent extraction of lanthanides by acidic extractants (organophosphorus and naphthenic acid)

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-71

  Zhou, Naifu ^a,b,c   Wu, Jinguang ^a   Yu, Zhijian ^a,b,d   Neuman, R D ^a,b   Wang, Dujin ^a   Xu, Guangxian ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Geological Survey of Alabama   (United States)

^d Nycomed Salutar Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic extractant; Aggregate; Extracted complex; Lanthanide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003109342     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02882189     Document Type: Article

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