Role of acetohydroxamic acid in selective extraction of technetium and uranium employing N,N-dihexyloctanamide as extractant

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-86

  Kumari, Neelam ^a   Pathak, P N ^a   Prabhu, D R ^a   Manchanda, V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Acetohydroxamic acid; Amide; Reprocessing; Technetium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ACETOHYDROXAMIC ACIDS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTRACTANT CONCENTRATION; EXTRACTANTS; FEED SOLUTION; N-DODECANE; REPROCESSING; SELECTIVE EXTRACTION; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE;

AMIDES; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; TECHNETIUM;

URANIUM;

EID: 78650367855     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.483679     Document Type: Article

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