Demonstration of t2ehdga based process for actinide partitioning part ii: Counter-current extraction studies

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 764-777

  Gujar, R B ^a   Ansari, S A ^a   Prabhu, D R ^a   Raut, D R ^a   Pathak, P N ^a   Sengupta, A ^a   Thulasidas, S K ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a   Manchanda, V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Actinide partitioning; Counter current extraction; Diglycolamide; T2EHDGA; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE-PARTITIONING; ALPHA ACTIVITIES; AQUEOUS PHASE; COUNTER CURRENT; DECONTAMINATION FACTORS; DIGLYCOLAMIDE; ETHYLENE DIAMINE; EXTRACTANTS; FEED SOLUTION; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; LANTHANIDES; MIXER-SETTLER; N-DODECANE; ORGANIC PHASE; OXALIC ACID; PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS; RAFFINATES; T2EHDGA; TRIVALENT ACTINIDES;

ACTINIDES; CESIUM; EUROPIUM; FISSION PRODUCTS; HEAVY WATER; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PALLADIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78149393434     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2010.509684     Document Type: Article

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