The Actinide-Lanthanide Separation Concept

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 333-347

  Lumetta, Gregg J ^a   Gelis, Artem V ^b   Carter, Jennifer C ^a   Niver, Cynthia M ^a   Smoot, Margaret R ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

actinide separation; ALSEP; HEH EHP ; lanthanide separation; PC88A; T2EHDGA; TODGA

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; NITRIC ACID; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ACTINIDE SEPARATION; ALSEP; HEH[EHP]; PC88A; T2EHDGA; TODGA;

SEPARATION;

EID: 84899826139     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2014.895638     Document Type: Article

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