Influence of temperature on the extraction of Pu(IV) by Tri-n-butyl phosphate from acidic nitrate solutions

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-57

  Brown, M Alex ^a   Tkac, Peter ^a   Paulenova, Alena ^a   Vandegrift, George F ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Plutonium; PUREX; Solvent extraction; TBP; Van't Hoff

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC NITRATES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; N-DODECANE; TRI-N-BUTYL PHOSPHATE; VAN'T HOFF; VAN'T HOFF PLOTS;

NITRATES; PLUTONIUM; SOLVENTS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CALCULATION; EXTRACTION METHOD; SOLVENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77949347978     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390903402133     Document Type: Article

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