Studies of a solvent for GANEX applications containing CyMe 4-BTBP and DEHBA in cyclohexanone

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 663-669

  Aneheim, Emma ^a   Ekberg, Christian ^a   Foreman, Mark R S ^a   Löfström Engdahl, Elin ^a   Mabile, Nathalie ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BTBP; DEHBA; GANEX; partitioning and transmutation

Indexed keywords

ACID EXTRACTION; ACTINIDE EXTRACTION; BTBP; CYCLOHEXANONES; DEHBA; EXTRACTANTS; EXTRACTION SEPARATION; FISSION PRODUCT EXTRACTIONS; GANEX; PARTITIONING AND TRANSMUTATION; TRI-BUTYL PHOSPHATE;

ACTINIDES; FISSION PRODUCTS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEPARATION;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84859634494     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2011.627908     Document Type: Article

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