Evaluation of two calix-crown-6 ligands for the recovery of radio cesium from nuclear waste solutions: Solvent extraction and liquid membrane studies

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 429, Issue , 2013, Pages 197-205

  Raut, D R ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a   Choudhary, M K ^a   Nayak, S K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Calix crown; Cesium; Nuclear waste; Solvent extraction; Supported liquid membrane

Indexed keywords

1-OCTANOL; CALIX-CROWN; EXTRACTANTS; FEED SOLUTION; FUEL CYCLE; GAMMA RAY DOSE; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ION EXTRACTION; N-DODECANE; ORGANIC PHASE; QUANTITATIVE EXTRACTION; RADIOCESIUM; SOLVENT SYSTEM; SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANE; TIME LAG; TRIFLUOROMETHYL; WASTE SOLUTION;

DIFFUSION; ETHERS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGANDS; LIQUID MEMBRANES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RECOVERY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

CESIUM;

BIS(OCTYLOXY)CALIX[4]ARENE MONO CROWN 6; CALIX[4]BIS 2,3 NAPTHO CROWN 6; CESIUM 137; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CHLOROFORM; DILUENT; ETHER DERIVATIVE; HEXAMETHONIUM; NITROBENZENE; OCTANOL; PROTON; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG TRANSPORT; EVALUATION; EXTRACTION; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID MEMBRANE; NUCLEAR WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84871456335     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.045     Document Type: Article

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