Published September 1991
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Journal article
Malonamides as new extractants for nuclear waste solutions
- 1. Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique, Fontenay-aux-Roses (France)
Description
A new class of extractants has been investigated: pentaalkylpropane diamides. Due to their chelating effect on metallic cations, they extract trivalent actinides such as Am3+ and Cm3+ from acidic nitrate nuclear waste solutions. These solvents are completely incinerable and do not generate large amounts of waste. A review is provided of their chemical properties, leading to the choice of the proper molecule. The results of a bench-scale experiment performed in a mixer-settler battery are presented
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Separation Science and Technology
- Journal Volume
- 26
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Series
- Sep. Sci. Technol.
- Journal Page Range
- 1229-1244
- ISSN
- 0149-6395
- CODEN
- SSTED
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23054684
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; AMERICIUM; AMIDES; BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CURIUM; EUROPIUM; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; HYDROLYSIS; IRON; MATERIALS RECOVERY; NEPTUNIUM; NITRIC ACID; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PLUTONIUM; PRASEODYMIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOLYSIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DATA; DECOMPOSITION; ELEMENTS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MANAGEMENT; METALS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RARE EARTHS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLVOLYSIS; TESTING; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING