Sequential separation of lanthanides, thorium and uranium using novel solid phase extraction method from high acidic nuclear wastes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 315-322

  Siva Kesava Raju, Ch ^a   Subramanian, M S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Acidic waste; Actinides; CMPO; Merrifield chloromethylated polymer; Preconcentration

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC WASTE; MERRIFIELD CHLOROMETHYLATED POLYMER; PRECONCENTRATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLARIZATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; THORIUM;

WASTE TREATMENT;

LANTHANIDE; OCTYL N,N DIISOBUTYLCARBAMOYLMETHYLPHOSPHINE OXIDE; PHENYL N,N DIISOBUTYLCARBAMOYLMETHYLPHOSPHINE OXIDE; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; RESIN; THORIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLARIZATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; THORIUM; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DESORPTION; EXTRACTION METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RESIN; SEPARATION; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 34249793242     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.11.024     Document Type: Article

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