Solvent extraction studies of uranium(VI) from phosphoric acid: Role of synergistic reagents in mixture with bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 144-145, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-214

  Beltrami, Denis ^a,b   Chagnes, Alexandre ^a   Haddad, Mansour ^a   Laureano, Hugo ^c   Mokhtari, Hamid ^b   Courtaud, Bruno ^b   Jugé, Sylvain ^c   Cote, Gérard ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AREVA NP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

D2EHPA; di n HMOPO; Organophosphorus extractants; Phosphoric acid; Solvent extraction; Synergism; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MIXTURES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; REAGENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

D2EHPA; DI-N-HMOPO; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS; ORGANO-PHOSPHORUS EXTRACTANTS; SYNERGISM; TRI-N-OCTYL PHOSPHINES;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 84896971217     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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