Solvent extraction of uranium from lean grade acidic sulfate leach liquor with alamine 336 reagent

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-18

  Ramadevi, G ^a   Sreenivas, T ^a   Navale, A S ^a   Padmanabhan, N P H ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Alamine 336; Leaching; Refractory minerals; Solvent extraction; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ALAMINE 336; ISODECENOL; KEROSENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; REAGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM;

ACIDITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LEACHING; LIQUID; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PURIFICATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84866407546     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1507-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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