Review article: The effects of radiation chemistry on solvent extraction: 1. Conditions in acidic solution and a review of TBP radiolysis

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-25

  Mincher, Bruce J ^a   Modolo, Giuseppe ^b   Mezyk, Stephen P ^c  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide extraction; Free radicals; Radiation chemistry; Solvent extraction; Tributyl phosphate

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; FISSION PRODUCTS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LIGANDS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; PHOSPHATES; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOLYSIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLVENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; ACTINIDE EXTRACTION; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENTS; AQUEOUS SOLVENTS; EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES; FUEL CYCLES; KEY COMPONENTS; LANTHANIDES; PRACTICAL SYSTEMS; RADIOACTIVE SOLUTIONS; RADIOLYTIC DEGRADATIONS; RADIOLYTIC PRODUCTIONS; REACTIVE SPECIES; SOLVENT SYSTEMS; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRIVALENT ACTINIDES; URANIUM EXTRACTIONS; WATER REACTORS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 58149464294     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290802544767     Document Type: Review

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