Modelling of the extraction of uranium with supercritical carbon dioxide

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 433-438

  Clifford, Anthony A ^a   Zhu, Shuang ^a   Smart, Neil G ^b   Lin, Yuehe ^c   Wai, Chien M ^c   Yoshida, Zenko ^d   Meguro, Yoshihiro ^d   Iso, Shuichi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Clean technology; Extraction; Processing; Supercritical fluid; TBP; Uranium; Waste minimisation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHATES; SOLUBILITY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

TRIBUTYLPHOSPHATE (TBP);

URANIUM;

EID: 0035358403     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2001.9715050     Document Type: Article

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