Study on electrolytic recoveries of carbonate salt and uranium from a uranyl peroxo carbonato complex solution generated from a carbonate-leaching process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2085-2092

  Kim, Kwang Wook ^a   Kim, Yeon Hwa ^a   Lee, Se Yoon ^a   Lee, Eil Hee ^a   Song, Kee Chan ^a   Song, Kyuseok ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; CARBONATION; CELL MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROMETALLURGY; LEACHING; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

CARBONATE SALTS; CARBONATE SOLUTIONS; CATION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; COMPLEX SOLUTIONS; CONSTANT CURRENTS; CONSTANT VOLTAGES; DECARBONATION; ELECTROLYTIC RECOVERIES; ELECTROLYTIC SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; LEACHING PROCESS; LEACHING SOLUTIONS; RESIDUAL HYDROGENS; SECONDARY WASTES; URANIUM PEROXIDES;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 61849106446     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800990r     Document Type: Article

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