Computer simulation of flow-sheets for the solvent extraction of uranium: A new route to delay the effect of chemical degradation of the organic phase during uranium recovery from acidic sulfatemedia

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1899-1907

  Chagnes, Alexandre ^a   Courtaud, Bruno ^b   Thiry, Jacques ^b   Cotea, Gérard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

Degradation; Di n octylamine; Flow sheets; Hydrometallurgy; Solvent extraction; Tri n octylamine; Uranium

Indexed keywords

COMBINED FLOW; COUNTER CURRENT; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; DI-N-OCTYLAMINE; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; EXTRACTANTS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; EXTRACTION SOLVENTS; FEED SOLUTION; FLOW-SHEETS; GRADUAL DEGRADATION; N-OCTYLAMINE; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; ORGANIC PHASE; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; SOLVENT-EXTRACTION PROCESS; SULFATE MEDIA; TRI-N-OCTYLAMINE; URANIUM EXTRACTION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGRADATION; FLOW SIMULATION; HYDROMETALLURGY; SODIUM; SOLVENTS; STRIPPING (DYES); TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; URANIUM; URANIUM METALLURGY;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

KEROSENE; OCTYLAMINE; SULFATE; URANIUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 70449360709     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2263     Document Type: Article

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