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Extraction of cesium and strontium from nuclear waste

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OSTI ID:866611

Cesium is extracted from acidified nuclear waste by contacting the waste with a bis 4,4'(5) [1-hydroxy-2-ethylhexyl]benzo 18-crown-6 compound and a cation exchanger in a matrix solution. Strontium is extracted from acidified nuclear waste by contacting the waste with a bis 4,4'(5') [1-hydroxyheptyl]cyclohexo 18-crown-6 compound, and a cation exchanger in a matrix solution.

Research Organization:
University of South Carolina
DOE Contract Number:
AS09-81SR10714
Assignee:
University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Patent Number(s):
US 4749518
OSTI ID:
866611
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English