Recovery of americium(III) from low acid solutions using an emulsion liquid membrane containing PC-88A as the carrier extractant

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 62-67

  Chowta, Surekha ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a   Tomar, B S ^a   Michael, K M ^a   Dakshinamoorthy, A ^a   Manchanda, V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Americium; Liquid emulsion membrane; PC 88A; Separation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954395822     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.959     Document Type: Article

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