Redox-based separation of americium from lanthanides in sulfate media

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1743-1752

  Shehee, Thomas ^a   Martin, Leigh R ^b   Zalupski, Peter R ^b   Nash, Kenneth L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Americium; Lanthanides; Persulfate; Solid liquid separation

Indexed keywords

CO-PRECIPITATED; DEGREE OF SEPARATION; DOUBLE SALTS; HEXAVALENT STATE; LANTHANIDES; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; OXIDATION STATE; PERSULFATE; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; RADIOTOXICITY; SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION; SULFATE MEDIA; SUPERNATANT PHASE; TIME FRAME;

AMERICIUM; CURIUM; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUELS; LIQUIDS; NEPTUNIUM; OXIDATION; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SALTS; SODIUM SULFATE; URANIUM;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 77956223442     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.493814     Document Type: Article

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