Anion exchange resins for the selective separation of technetium from uranium in carbonate solutions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 10445-10450

  Long, Kristy M ^a   Goff, George S ^a   Ware, Stuart D ^a   Jarvinen, Gordon D ^a   Runde, Wolfgang H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION EXCHANGE RESINS; ANIONIC SPECIES; BASE RESIN; CARBONATE CONCENTRATIONS; CARBONATE SOLUTIONS; CATIONIC COMPLEXES; HIGH SELECTIVITY; PUROLITE; SELECTIVE SEPARATION;

CARBONATION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; SEPARATION; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM;

URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84864855964     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie300534e     Document Type: Article

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