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 …

Solvent extraction process is applied for the extraction of actinides/lanthanides from waste
water produced in nuclear industry. Various extractants have been developed for this …

The growth in the world's nuclear industry, motivated by peaking world oil supplies,
concerns about the greenhouse effect, and domestic needs for energy independence, has …

Recovery of plutonium from spent nuclear fuels is very much indispensable in fast neutron
reactor fuel reactor wherein, plutonium–239 (239Pu) is used as the driving fuel. Separation …

Separation of americium from the lanthanides is considered one of the most difficult
separation steps in closing the nuclear fuel cycle. One approach to this separation could …

A task specific ionic liquid (TSIL), diethyl-2-(3-methylimidazolium) ethylphosphonate bis (
trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide, ImPNTf2, was synthesized and characterized by 1H, 13C …

The separation of hexavalent americium from the lanthanides in simulated PUREX raffinate
solution using 1 M diamylamylphosphonate in dodecane extraction was investigated …

The extraction of actinides by homologs of dibutylalkyl phosphonates has been studied in
detail. This study was taken up in order to understand the influence of the phosphorus …

Hydrogen phosphonates are di-esters of phosphonic acids and are widely employed as
ligands for recovery of actinide species from different matrices. An alicyclic hydrogen …

The solubilities of dibutylhydrogen phosphonate (DBHP) and dihexylhydrogen phosphonate
(DHHP) in supercritical carbon dioxide were determined at 313–333 K and 10–20 MPa. The …