A study of cerium extraction by TBP and TODGA using a rotating diffusion cell

• Authors: Michael A. Bromley , Colin Boxall
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

For the study of the coupled interfacial-mass transfer kinetics of, inter alia, TBP, TODGA, CyMe4-BTBP and CyMe4-BTPhen based solvent extraction processes, a new rotating diffusion cell (RDC) apparatus has been established at Lancaster University. RDC studies of Ce(IV)/TBP and Ce(III)/TODGA extraction systems have been undertaken in order to improve the understanding of the chemical and kinetic processes involved. In each case, an interesting dependency on local hydrodynamics at the solution phase boundary with results suggesting that the organic extractant molecules migrate into the aqueous phase in order to capture Ce.

Keywords

EN

SACSESS; TBP; TODGA; rotating diffusion cell (RDC); separation; extraction

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Nukleonika
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 859-864

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2015

received

19 - 6 - 2015

online

30 - 12 - 2015

accepted

31 - 8 - 2015

Contributors

author

Michael A. Bromley

• The LRF Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Gillow Ave., Lancaster, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

author

Colin Boxall

• The LRF Centre for Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Department, Lancaster University, Gillow Ave., Lancaster, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/nuka-2015-0121