Selective separation of alkali and alkaline earth metal elements from U3O8-MxO mixtures (MxO = Cs2O, SrO, and BaO) using a porous MgO filter in a molten LiCl

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 609-615

  Park, Byung Heung ^a   Park, Sung Bin ^a   Choi, Seung Hoon ^b   Seo, Chung Seok ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Seonam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkali metal; Alkaline earth metal; Diffusion; Molten salt; Pyroprocess

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MOLTEN SALT; PYROPROCESS;

ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION;

ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33745483781     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: 00219592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.39.609     Document Type: Article

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