Separation of Actinides and Fission Products Using Titanium-Based Materials

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 669-682

  Shehee, T C ^a   Elvington, M C ^a   Rudisill, T S ^a   Hobbs, D T ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

americium; lanthanide; nitric acid; Sodium titanate; titanosilicate

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; ACID CONCENTRATIONS; COMPLEXING AGENTS; HIGH AFFINITY; LAYERED STRUCTURES; MINOR ACTINIDE; SODIUM TITANATES; TITANIUM-BASED; TITANOSILICATES; TUNNEL STRUCTURES;

AMERICIUM; CESIUM; CURIUM; FISSION PRODUCTS; MATERIALS TESTING; NEPTUNIUM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PLUTONIUM; SEPARATION; SODIUM; SORPTION; STRONTIUM; TITANIUM; URANIUM;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 84869447663     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2011.639262     Document Type: Article

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