Studies on the separation and recovery of uranium from phosphoric acid medium using a synergistic mixture of (2-Ethylhexyl)phosphonic acid mono 2-ethyl hexyl ester (PC-88A) and tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO)

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 824-831

  Singh, Suman Kumar ^a   Tripathi, S C ^a   Singh, D K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Acidic extractant; Extraction; Neutral donors; Solvent composition; Synergism; Wet process phosphoric acid

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC EXTRACTANT; EXTRACTANTS; NEUTRAL DONOR; SOLVENT COMPOSITION; WET PROCESS PHOSPHORIC ACID;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STRIPPING (DYES); TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM METALLURGY; XYLENE;

PHOSPHORIC ACID;

EXTRACTION METHOD; PHASE SEPARATION; WASTE; WET PROCESSING;

EID: 77951111399     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496391003607498     Document Type: Article

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