Separation of oxidized americium from lanthanides by use of pillared metal(IV) phosphate-phosphonate hybrid materials

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 901-906

  Burns, J D ^a   Borkowski, M ^b   Clearfield, A ^a   Reed, D T ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Americium oxidation; Extraction of actinides; Ion exchange; Lanthanides and actinides; Nuclear waste; Separations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871234979     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2013.1990     Document Type: Article

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