Chemical separation and ICP-AES determination of 22 metallic elements in U and Pu matrices using cyanex-923 extractant and studies on stripping of U and Pu.
Comprehensive studies have been carried out on the extraction behavior of uranium and plutonium matrices using cyanex-923 extractant. The near total extraction of U/Pu and quantitative separation of 22 metallic elements at trace levels has been established using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The studies carried out on back extraction of U/Pu from organic phase have established the near total recovery of these matrices into the aqueous phase using 1 M Na(2)CO(3) and saturated oxalic acid, respectively.
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Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400-085, India.
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Mathur
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