Ionic Liquids: How Far Do they Extend the Potential of Solvent Extraction of f-Elements?

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-60

  Kolarik, Z ^a  

^a Consultant ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

actinides; advantages of; disadvantages of; extraction mechanism; Ionic liquids; lanthanides

Indexed keywords

ADVANTAGES OF; DEGRADABILITY; DISADVANTAGES OF; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBILITY; EXTRACTANTS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; EXTRACTION MECHANISMS; FREEZING POINT; MUTUAL SOLUBILITY; RADIATION STABILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY; TASK-SPECIFIC IONIC LIQUIDS; WORK SAFETY;

ACTINIDES; BIODEGRADATION; CERIUM; EUROPIUM; IONIC LIQUIDS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NITRIC ACID; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLUTONIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SURFACE TENSION;

AMERICIUM;

EID: 84871235963     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2012.700589     Document Type: Review

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