Published July 1985 | Version v1
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Ten years of experience in extraction chromatographic processes for the recovery, separation and purification of actinide elements

  • 1. Section des Transuraniens, Institut de Recherche Technologique et de Developpement Industriel, CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Fontenay-aux-Roses (France)

Description

An extraction chromatographic process has been developed for the recovery of actinide elements (242Cm, 241Am, 238Pu, 237Np, 234U and others) from irradiated targets, from alpha liquid wastes and from aged actinide stocks. An inorganic adsorbent can be used as a stable, inert support for an inorganic extractant, e.g., TBP- impregnated silica. Due to the large variety of organic extractants available, this technique can be applied successfully to solve difficult actinide separations in quantities ranging from micrograms to kilograms. A comparison of extraction chromatography is also made with resin chromatography and liquid-liquid extraction. (author)

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Inorganic ion exchangers and adsorbents for chemical processing in the nuclear fuel cycle

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Imprint Title
Inorganic ion exchangers and adsorbents for chemical processing in the nuclear fuel cycle
Imprint Pagination
282 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 157-171.
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--337

Conference

Title
Technical committee meeting on inorganic ion exchangers and adsorbents for chemical processing in the nuclear fuel cycle.
Dates
12-15 Jun 1984.
Place
Vienna (Austria).

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