Influence of Nitric Acid on Uranyl Nitrate Association in Aqueous Solutions: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Xianggui, Ye ^a   Smith, R Bryan ^a   Cui, Shengting ^a   de Almeida, Valmor ^b   Khomami, Bamin ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex; Equilibrium constant; Extraction; Molecular dynamics; TBP; Uranyl nitrate

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AVERAGE NUMBERS; COMPLEX; COMPLEX EQUILIBRIA; COMPLEXATION PROCESS; CONCENTRATION OF; EQUATORIAL PLANES; EQUILIBRIUM DISTRIBUTIONS; EXTRACTION PROCESS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MONODENTATES; NITRATE IONS; NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATION; PAIR CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; PLANAR SYMMETRY; URANYL IONS; URANYL NITRATE; WATER MOLECULE;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COORDINATION REACTIONS; DYNAMICS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; HYDRATES; IONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; NITRIC ACID; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS;

NITRATES;

EID: 77951638888     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366290903409092     Document Type: Article

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