Recovery of plutonium(IV) from aqueous solutions using emulsion liquid membrane containing 2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester as ion transporter

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2509-2526

  Kedari, C S ^a   Pandit, S S ^a   Chowta, S D ^a   Jambunathan, U ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

2 ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono 2 ethylhexyl ester; Emulsion liquid membrane; Plutonium; Span 80

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EMULSIONS; ESTERS; LIQUID MEMBRANES; NITRATES; SOLUTIONS;

2-ETHYL HEXYL PHOSPHONIC ACID MONO 2-ETHYL HEXYL ESTER; EMULSION LIQUID MEMBRANE; NITRATE SOLUTIONS; SPAN 80;

PLUTONIUM;

LIQUID MEMBRANE; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; PLUTONIUM;

EID: 27844435264     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390500267582     Document Type: Article

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