Separation of minor actinides and rare earths from a simulated high activity liquid waste by two macroporous silica-based polymeric composites

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2235-2253

  Zhang, Anyun ^a   Wei, Yuezhou ^b   Kumagai, Mikio ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extraction chromatography; Group partitioning; High activity liquid waste; Minor actinide; Silica based polymeric composite

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYMERS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SORPTION;

EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; FROM HIGH ACTIVITY LIQUID WASTE; MACROPOROUS SILICA; MINOR ACTINIDE;

SEPARATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYMERS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEPARATION; SORPTION;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPOSITE; POLYMER; POLYMER SOLUTION; SEPARATION;

EID: 34548096682     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15363830701313545     Document Type: Article

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