Modeling of Pu(IV) extraction from acidic nitrate media by tri-n-butyl phosphate

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1967-1974

  Tkac, Peter ^a,c   Paulenova, Alena ^a,c   Vandegrift, George F ^b,c   Krebs, John F ^b,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Chemical Technology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ACIDIC NITRATES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CRITICAL EVALUATION; DISPROPORTIONATION; DISTRIBUTION RATIO; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTRACTION CAPABILITY; EXTRACTION CONSTANTS; HYDROGEN IONS; LITHIUM NITRATE; MEAN ACTIVITY COEFFICIENT; N-DODECANE; NITRATE IONS; OXIDATION STATE; SOLUTION CONDITIONS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; TRI-N-BUTYL PHOSPHATE; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

ACIDS; HYDROGEN; NITRIC ACID; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

PLUTONIUM;

EID: 67849099285     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je800904t     Document Type: Article

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