Am/Eu separation with a new ligand, N, N, N′, N′-tetrakis((4- butoxypyridin-2-yl)methyl)ethylenediamine (TBPEN), a hydrophobic derivative of TPEN

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-126

  Matsumura, Tatsuro ^a   Inaba, Yusuke ^b   Mori, Atsunori ^b   Takeshita, Kenji ^c  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High level waste; MA Ln separation; Minor actinide; N donor; P T technology; Partitioning; Reprocessing; Solvent extraction; TBPEN; TPEN

Indexed keywords

1-OCTANOL; AQUEOUS PHASE; DECANOIC ACID; DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHOSPHORIC ACID; ETHYLENE DIAMINE; EXTRACTABILITY; HIGH SELECTIVITY; HIGH-LEVEL WASTE; HYDROPHOBIC DERIVATIVES; MINOR ACTINIDE; N-DONOR; REAGENT GRADES; SOFT METALS; STABILITY CONSTANTS; SYNERGISTIC SYSTEMS; TETRAKIS;

ACIDS; CADMIUM; EUROPIUM; FATTY ACIDS; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METAL REFINING; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SEPARATION; SMELTING; SOLVENTS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 77249115738     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.47.123     Document Type: Article

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