Selective Eu(III) electro-reduction and subsequent separation of Eu(II) from rare earths(III) via HDEHP impregnated resin

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-513

  Jelinek, Ludek ^a   Wei, Yuezhou ^a   Arai, Tsuyoshi ^a   Kumagai, Mikio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eu; Rare earths; Separation; Solvent impregnated resin

Indexed keywords

BACK-OXIDATION; SOLVENT IMPREGNATED RESIN;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IMPREGNATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RARE EARTHS; RESINS; SORPTION;

SEPARATION;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IMPREGNATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; RARE EARTHS; RESINS; SEPARATION; SORPTION;

EID: 34447312196     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290701415911     Document Type: Article

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