Review article: The effects of radiation chemistry on solvent extraction 3: A review of actinide and lanthanide extraction

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 579-606

  Mincher, Bruce J ^a   Modolo, Giuseppe ^b   Mezyk, Stephen P ^c  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide extraction; Amides; Free radicals; G values; Lanthanide extraction; Organophosphorus; Radiation chemistry

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; ACTINIDE EXTRACTION; AQUEOUS NITRIC ACID; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DIAMIDES; G-VALUES; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; KEY COMPONENT; LANTHANIDE EXTRACTION; LANTHANIDES; MAIN COMPONENT; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS REAGENT; PRACTICAL SYSTEMS; RADIOACTIVE SOLUTION; RADIOLYTIC DEGRADATION; SEQUENTIAL SEPARATION; SOLVENT SYSTEM; TRI-BUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRIVALENT ACTINIDES; URANIUM EXTRACTION; WATER REACTORS;

ACTINIDES; AMIDES; CESIUM; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LIGANDS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLVENTS; STRONTIUM; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 70749148137     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290903114098     Document Type: Review

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