Influence of diluent alkyl substitution on the extraction of Am(III) and Eu(III) by a 6,6'-bis(1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine ligand dissolved in alkylated cyclohexanone diluents

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 747-751

  Distler, P ^a   Spendlikova, I ^a   John, J ^a   Harwood, L M ^b   Hudson, M J ^b   Lewis, F W ^b  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Americium; Cyclohexanone; CyMe 4 BTBP; Extraction; SANEX process; Separation factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866609135     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2012.1949     Document Type: Article

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