A New Method for Partitioning of Trivalent Actinides from High-Level Liquid Waste

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1409-1416

  Nayak, P K ^a   Kumaresan, R ^a   Venkatesan, K A ^a   Antony, M P ^a   Vasudeva Rao, P R ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

americium europium; Bis(2 ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid; diglycolamide; solvent extraction; synergistic extraction

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLENETRIAMINE PENTA-ACETIC ACIDS; DIGLYCOLAMIDE; DISTRIBUTION RATIO; HIGH-LEVEL LIQUID WASTE; NITRIC ACID MEDIUMS; STRIPPING BEHAVIOR; SYNERGISTIC EXTRACTION; TRIVALENT ACTINIDES;

ACIDITY; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84877304829     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.737401     Document Type: Article

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