The separation of americium(iii) from europium(iii) by two new 6,6'-bistriazinyl-2,2'-bipyridines in different diluents

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 551-576

  Harwood, Laurence M ^a   Lewis, Frank W ^a   Hudson, Michael J ^a   John, Jan ^b   Distler, Petr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

1 octanol; 2 methylcyclohexanone; Americium(III); Cy5 O Me4 BTBP; Cy5 S Me4 BTBP; Cyclohexanone; CyMe4 BTBP; Europium(III); Extraction; Kinetics; Nitric acid; SANEX process; Separation

Indexed keywords

1-OCTANOL; 2-METHYLCYCLOHEXANONE; CY5-O-ME4-BTBP; CY5-S-ME4-BTBP; CYCLOHEXANONES; CYME4-BTBP; SANEX PROCESS;

AMERICIUM; CHELATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; LIGANDS; NITRIC ACID;

EUROPIUM;

EID: 79960676210     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2011.556989     Document Type: Article

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