Minor actinide partitioning by liquid-liquid extraction: Using a synergistic mixture of bis(chlorophenyl)-dithiophosphinic acid and TOPO in a hollow fiber module for americium(II)-lanthanides (III) separation

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 3369-3390

  Geist, Andreas ^a   Weigl, Michael ^a   Gompper, Klaus ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinide(III) lanthanide separation; Dithiophosphinic acid; Hollow fiber module; Liquid liquid extraction; Mass transfer calculations

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; EXTRACTION; MASS TRANSFER; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

FIBER MODULES;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BIS(CHLOROPHENYL)DITHIOPHOSPHINIC ACID; LANTHANIDE; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS TRANSFER; RARE EARTH METAL;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HOLLOW FIBER; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036404207     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-120014432     Document Type: Article

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