Selective removal of uranium form high-level waste solution employing tri-n-butyl phosphate as the extractant

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 663-675

  Joshi, J M ^a   Pathak, P N ^a   Manchanda, V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

High level waste solution; Tri n butyl phosphate; Uraniun

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; IONS; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; URANIUM;

EXTRACTANT; HIGH LEVEL WASTE SOLUTION; SELECTIVE EXTRACTION; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE;

EXTRACTION;

LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; METAL EXTRACTION; URANIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 27144536282     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290500230594     Document Type: Article

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