Application of φ70 mm centrifugal contactors in a pilot test of the total partitioning process using simulated high-level waste

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 783-796

  Duan, Wuhua ^a   Wang, Jianchen ^a   Zhou, Xiuzhu ^a   Chen, Jing ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Centrifugal contactor; High level waste; Partitioning; Pilot test; TRPO process

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE EARTH METALS; CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CROWN ETHERS; ETHERS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; ION EXCHANGE; MOLYBDENUM; NEODYMIUM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; STRIPPING (DYES); STRIPPING (REMOVAL); STRONTIUM; TESTING; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; PARTITIONING; PILOT TEST; TRPO PROCESS;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 56349118992     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290802498006     Document Type: Article

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