Selective extraction of minor actinides from acidic media using symmetric and asymmetric dithiophosphinic acids

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1711-1717

  Peterman, D R ^a   Greenhalgh, M R ^a   Tillotson, R D ^a   Klaehn, J R ^a   Harrup, M K ^a   Luther, T A ^a   Law, J D ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dithiophosphinic acid; Separation; Trivalent actinide; Trivalent lanthanide

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MEDIA; CATION COORDINATION; DITHIOPHOSPHINIC ACID; EXTRACTANTS; IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORIES; LANTHANIDES; MINOR ACTINIDE; REGIOSPECIFIC; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SELECTIVE EXTRACTION; SOFT DONOR; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SYNTHETIC METHODOLOGY; SYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; TRIVALENT ACTINIDES;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ISOMERS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 77956213855     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.493787     Document Type: Article

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