Zirconium and hafnium separation, part 1. Liquid/liquid extraction in hydrochloric acid aqueous solution with aliquat 336

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1927-1940

  Poriel, L ^a   Favre Reguillon A ^b   Pellet Rostaing, S ^a   Lemaire, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Aliquat 336 concentrations; Diluent nature; Hafnium; HCI; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; HAFNIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MIXTURES; SOLUTIONS; ZIRCONIUM;

ALIQUAT 336 CONCENTRATIONS; DEIONIZED WATER; DILUENT NATURE; ORGANIC DILUENTS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; HAFNIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MIXTURES; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS; ZIRCONIUM;

EXTRACTION METHOD; METAL; STRIPPING;

EID: 33745415260     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390600725802     Document Type: Article

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