A highly efficient supported liquid membrane system for selective strontium separation leading to radioactive waste remediation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 390-391, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-83

  Raut, D R ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a   Manchanda, V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Crown ether; Radio strontium; Radioactive waste remediation; Supported liquid membrane

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; CARRIER SOLVENT; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DILUENT SYSTEMS; EXTRACTANT CONCENTRATION; FEED SOLUTION; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; MICROPOROUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FILMS; N-DODECANE; PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS; RADIATION STABILITY; RADIO-STRONTIUM; SELECTIVE SEPARATION; SELECTIVE TRANSPORT; SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANE; TRANSPORT RATE;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CROWN ETHERS; ETHERS; FISSION PRODUCTS; HEAVY WATER; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; LIGANDS; LIQUID MEMBRANES; MIXTURES; NITRIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SEPARATION; STRONTIUM;

LIQUIDS;

DILUENT; DODECANE; ETHER; POLITEF; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; LIQUID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84855264814     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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