Uranium Extraction from Phosphoric Acid Using Bifunctional Amido-Phosphonic Acid Ligands

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 478-491

  Turgis, Raphaël ^a   Leydier, Antoine ^a   Arrachart, Guilhem ^a   Burdet, Fabien ^a   Dourdain, Sandrine ^a   Bernier, Gilles ^a   Miguirditchian, Manuel ^a   Pellet Rostaing, Stéphane ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Bifunctional extractants; carbamoylphosphonic acid; phosphoric acid; selectivity; uranium extraction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; EXTRACTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; URANIUM METALLURGY;

BI-FUNCTIONAL; DISTRIBUTION RATIO; EXTRACTANTS; METHYLENE BRIDGE; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; STERIC HINDRANCES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY; URANIUM EXTRACTION;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84902782890     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2014.898435     Document Type: Article

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