The TRUSPEAK Concept: Combining CMPO and HDEHP for Separating Trivalent Lanthanides from the Transuranic Elements

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-236

  Lumetta, Gregg J ^a   Gelis, Artem V ^b   Braley, Jenifer C ^a   Carter, Jennifer C ^a   Pittman, Jonathan W ^a   Warner, Marvin G ^a   Vandegrift, George F ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

actinide separation; CMPO; HDEHP; Lanthanide separation; lanthanide actinide separation

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE SEPARATION; CMPO; DIETHYLENE TRIAMINE; HDEHP; NITRIC ACID SOLUTIONS; SELECTIVE STRIPPING; TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS; TRIVALENT LANTHANIDES;

AMERICIUM; EXTRACTION; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 84876055563     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2012.670595     Document Type: Article

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