Ligands for f-element extraction used in the nuclear fuel cycle

A Leoncini, J Huskens, W Verboom - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid–liquid extraction is the major technique being applied for the partitioning of f-
elements from nuclear waste. In this review, the recent developments in ligand design …

Separation of actinides from spent nuclear fuel: A review

J Veliscek-Carolan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2016 - Elsevier
This review summarises the methods currently available to extract radioactive actinide
elements from solutions of spent nuclear fuel. This separation of actinides reduces the …

Actinide Lanthanide Separation Process ALSEP

AV Gelis, GJ Lumetta - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Separation of the minor actinides (Am, Cm) from the lanthanides at an industrial scale
remains a significant technical challenge for closing the nuclear fuel cycle. To increase the …

Recovery of minor actinides from high-level wastes: modern trends

MY Alyapyshev, VA Babain… - Russian Chemical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
One of the major problems of nuclear power industry is associated with large amounts of
radioactive wastes. Contemporary reprocessing technologies of spent nuclear fuel generate …

The actinide-lanthanide separation concept

GJ Lumetta, AV Gelis, JC Carter, CM Niver… - … Extraction and Ion …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The Actinide-Lanthanide SEParation (ALSEP) concept is described. This concept is based
on using an extractant phase consisting of either N, N, N', N'-tetraoctyldiglycolamide …

Network analysis and percolation transition in hydrogen bonded clusters: nitric acid and water extracted by tributyl phosphate

MJ Servis, DT Wu, JC Braley - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Extraction of polar molecules by amphiphilic species results in a complex variety of clusters
whose topologies and energetics control phase behavior and efficiency of liquid–liquid …

Characterization of the ALSEP process at equilibrium: Speciation and stoichiometry of the extracted complex

GA Picayo, BD Etz, S Vyas, MP Jensen - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
We have determined the identity of the complexes extracted into the ALSEP process solvent
from solutions of nitric acid. The ALSEP process is a new solvent extraction separation …

Potential connections between the interaction and extraction performance of mixed extractant systems: A short review

Y Liu, M Lee, G Senanayake - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
Application of mixed extractant systems containing different kinds of extractants have been
widely investigated for the extraction and separation of metal ions. It has been found that …

Comparing branched versus straight-chained monoamide extractants for actinide recovery

K McCann, JA Drader, JC Braley - Separation & Purification …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Separations of used nuclear fuel at the engineered scale have generally been completed
using the Plutonium Uranium Redox Extraction (PUREX) process. The PUREX process uses …

Minimizing the aggregation of diglycolamide reverse micelles in the n-dodecane phase with bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid “reactive” phase modifier

KR Swami, R Kumaresan, KA Venkatesan… - New Journal of …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Phase modifiers have been added to the solvent phase to prevent the undesirable third
phase formation during the course of solvent extraction. Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid …