Citrate-based "talspeak" actinide-lanthanide separation process

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 431-446

  Del Cul, G D ^a   Toth, L M ^a   Bond, W D ^a   Davis, G D ^a   Dai, S ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ACTINIDES; IMPURITIES; IONS; PH; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; TEMPERATURE; TESTING; ZIRCONIUM;

CITRATES; CITRIC ACID; DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; REAGENTS;

SEPARATION;

EID: 0030705308     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496399708003208     Document Type: Article

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