Actinide(III)/Lanthanide(III) Separation Via Selective Aqueous Complexation of Actinides(III) using a Hydrophilic 2,6-Bis(1,2,4-Triazin-3-Yl)-Pyridine in Nitric Acid

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 433-444

  Geist, Andreas ^a   Müllich, Udo ^a   Magnusson, Daniel ^a   Kaden, Peter ^a   Modolo, Giuseppe ^b   Wilden, Andreas ^b   Zevaco, Thomas ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

actinides(III); aqueous complexation; hydrophilic BTP; i SANEX; lanthanides(III); liquid liquid extraction; nitric acid; separation

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; BACK EXTRACTION; COMPLEXING AGENTS; HYDROPHILIC BTP; I-SANEX; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; NITRIC ACID SOLUTIONS; ORGANIC PHASE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RAFFINATES; SALTING-OUT AGENTS; SEPARATION FACTORS;

AMERICIUM; EUROPIUM; HYDROPHILICITY; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEAR FUELS; PYRIDINE; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ACTINIDES;

EID: 84867220937     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2012.671111     Document Type: Article

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