Determination of optimum process conditions for the separation of thorium and rare earth elements by solvent extraction

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 141-147

  Nasab, M Eskandari ^a   Sam, A ^a   Milani, S A ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cyanex272; Extraction; Rare earth elements; Taguchi; Thorium

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CYANEX 272; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTRACTANTS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; GRAPHICAL METHODS; LANTHANIDES; NITRIC ACID SOLUTIONS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM PROCESS CONDITIONS; RARE ELEMENTS; SEPARATION CONDITION; SYNERGISTIC MIXTURES; TAGUCHI; TAGUCHI'S METHODS;

CERIUM; NITRIC ACID; ORE TREATMENT; RARE EARTHS; SOLVENTS; THORIUM; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 79951948378     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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