Synergistic Extraction of Dysprosium and Aggregate Formation in Solvent Extraction Systems Combining TBP and HDBP

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 617-633

  Anderson, Timothy L ^a   Braatz, Alex ^a   Ellis, Ross J ^b   Antonio, Mark R ^b   Nilsson, Mikael ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggregation; lanthanides; nuclear fuel separation; reverse micelles; Small Angle X ray Scattering (SAXS); Synergism

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATED STRUCTURE; REVERSE MICELLES; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SOLVENT EXTRACTION SYSTEM; SYNERGISM; SYNERGISTIC EXTRACTION; SYNERGISTIC MIXTURES; TRI-N-BUTYL PHOSPHATE;

AGGLOMERATION; DEHYDRATION; METAL IONS; MIXTURES; NITRIC ACID; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84878070981     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2013.787023     Document Type: Article

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