The effect of the structure of trialkyl phosphates on their physicochemical properties and extraction behavior

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 258-294

  Suresh, A ^a   Srinivasan, T G ^a   Vasudeva Rao, P R ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Density; Extractant; Solubility; Thorium; Trialkyl phosphate; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ACTINIDES; EXTRACTION; METAL RECOVERY; NITRIC ACID; SOLUBILITY; STOICHIOMETRY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THORIUM; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

AQUEOUS SOLUBILITIES; BATCH EXTRACTIONS; DENSITY; EXTRACTANT; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATIONS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; TRI-N-BUTYL PHOSPHATES; TRIALKYL PHOSPHATE;

PHOSPHATES;

EID: 61649085679     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290802674481     Document Type: Article

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