Review: Solvent systems combining neutral and acidic extractants for separating trivalent lanthanides from the transuranic elements

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-312

  Lumetta, Gregg J ^a   Gelis, Artem V ^b   Vandegrift, George F ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide separation; Lanthanide separation; Lanthanide actinide separation; Mixed solvent

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE SEPARATION; COMBINED SYSTEM; DIAMIDES; EXTRACTANTS; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; IRRADIATED FUELS; LANTHANIDE SEPARATION; LANTHANIDES; MIXED COMPLEXES; MIXED SOLVENT; MIXED-SOLVENT SYSTEMS; NITROGEN-DONOR LIGANDS; SINGLE-STEP; SOLVENT SYSTEM; TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS; TRIVALENT ACTINIDES; TRIVALENT LANTHANIDES;

METAL IONS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLVENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 77951688256     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366291003684253     Document Type: Review

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