The Partitioning of Americium and the Lanthanides Using Tetrabutyldiglycolamide (TBDGA) in Octanol and in Ionic Liquid Solution

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 735-747

  Mincher, M E ^a,b   Quach, D L ^a,b   Liao, Y J ^a,b   Mincher, B J ^a,b   Wai, C M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Americium; diglycolamides; ionic liquids; lanthanides

Indexed keywords

1-OCTANOL; ACID CONCENTRATIONS; DIGLYCOLAMIDE; DIGLYCOLAMIDES; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES; LIQUID SOLUTION; NITRATE COMPLEXES; NITRIC ACID CONCENTRATION; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; SEPARATION FACTORS; SHORT SUPPLY;

AMERICIUM; IONIC LIQUIDS; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR FUELS; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 84869476044     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2012.700583     Document Type: Article

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