A highly efficient supported liquid membrane system for near quantitative recovery of radio-strontium from acidic feeds. Part II: Scale up and mass transfer modeling in hollow fiber configuration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 405-406, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-91

  Kandwal, P ^a   Ansari, S A ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Crown ether; High level waste; Hollow fiber; Liquid membrane; Radio strontium

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS OPERATION; EXTRACTANTS; FEED SOLUTION; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANE; HYDROGEN IONS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; MASS TRANSFER MODELING; N-DODECANE; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; RADIO STRONTIUMS; RECYCLING MODE; SCALE-UP; SOLVENT SYSTEM; SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANE; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOUR;

CROWN ETHERS; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; HYDROGEN; LIGANDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL IONS; NITRIC ACID; STRONTIUM;

LIQUID MEMBRANES;

CROWN ETHER; METAL; RADIOISOTOPE; SOLVENT; STRONTIUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; LIQUID MEMBRANE; MATERIALS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVITY; RECYCLING;

EID: 84859444246     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.02.047     Document Type: Article

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