Alternatives to nitric acid stripping in the caustic-side solvent extraction (CSSX) process for cesium removal from alkaline high-level waste

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-198

  Delmau, Lætitia H ^a   Haverlock, Tamara J ^a   Bazelaire, Eve ^a   Bonnesen, Peter V ^a   Ditto, Mary E ^a   Moyer, Bruce A ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINES; BORIDE COATINGS; CESIUM; COMPLEXATION; CROWN ETHERS; INORGANIC ACIDS; NEGATIVE IONS; NITRIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAFFINS; SODIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

18-CROWN-6; ACID STRIPPING; ALKALINE PH; AQUEOUS CONDITIONS; BORIC ACIDS; CALIX[4]ARENE; CESIUM HYDROXIDES; CESIUM REMOVALS; DISTRIBUTION RATIOS; DOWNSTREAM-PROCESSING; EXPECTED IMPROVEMENTS; EXTRACTANT; EXTRACTION PROPERTIES; FLOWSHEET; HANFORD SITES; HIGH-LEVEL WASTES; NITRATE ANIONS; NITRIC ACID SOLUTIONS; PRODUCT STREAMS; PROTONATED; SAVANNAH RIVERS; SODIUM BICARBONATES; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; STRIP SOLUTIONS; STRIPPING AGENTS; TRIOCTYLAMINE;

STRIPPING (DYES);

EID: 61649096157     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290802672394     Document Type: Article

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