DIAMEX counter-current extraction process for recovery of trivalent actinides from simulated high active concentrate

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-452

  Modolo, Giuseppe ^a   Vijgen, Hendrik ^a   Serrano Purroy, Daniel ^b   Christiansen, Birgit ^b   Malmbeck, Rikard ^b   Sorel, Christian ^c   Baron, Pascal ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

Author keywords

DIAMEX process; DMDOHEMA; Minor actinides; Partitioning; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CENTRIFUGES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

COMPUTER CODES; HIGH ACTIVE RAFFINATE (HAR); PARTITIONING;

METAL RECOVERY;

ACTINIDES; CENTRIFUGES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECONTAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL RECOVERY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CALCULATION; EXTRACTION METHOD; METAL; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACID;

EID: 33847267794     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390601120763     Document Type: Article

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