Separation of strontium from the raffinate solution of TEHDGA-actinide partitioning process: Batch extraction and process development

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-122

  Kumar, Vikas ^a   Kumar, Amar ^a   Mondal, S ^a   Sharma, J N ^a   Hubli, R C ^a   Wattal, P K ^a   Suri, A K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

HLW; Solvent extraction; Strontium; TEHDGA

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE-PARTITIONING; AQUEOUS NITRIC ACID; BATCH EXTRACTION; DIGLYCOLAMIDE; EXTRACTANT N; EXTRACTION CONDITIONS; EXTRACTION PROCESS; HLW; OXALIC ACID; PHASE MODIFIERS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RAFFINATES; TEHDGA; THIRD PHASE FORMATION;

FISSION PRODUCTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STOICHIOMETRY; STRONTIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

NITRIC ACID;

TETRA;

EID: 84865547795     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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