Extraction of valuable metal ions (Cs, Rb, Li, U) from reverse osmosis concentrate using selective sorbents

Desalination

Volumn 286, Issue , 2012, Pages 316-323

  Petersková, Michaela ^a   Valderrama, César ^a   Gibert, Oriol ^a,b   Cortina, José Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Water Technology Centre ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkali metal ions; Brine; Desalination; Reverse osmosis; Trace metal recovery

Indexed keywords

AMIDOXIME; BATCH MODES; EXTRACTANTS; METAL SOLUTIONS; METAL SORPTION; METAL SYSTEMS; PHOSPHONIC; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM GROUP; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SULPHONIC GROUPS;

ALKALI METALS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BRINES; CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; DESALINATION; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; OSMOSIS; RESINS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SORBENTS; SORPTION; VANADIUM; WATER FILTRATION; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EXTRACTION;

BRINE; CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IONIC COMPOSITION; LITHIUM; OSMOSIS; PHOSPHATE; RUBIDIUM; SALINITY; URANIUM;

EID: 84856042609     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.11.042     Document Type: Article

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