Publication Type
Conference Paper
Book Title
Separation Science and Technology
Publication Date
Page Numbers
2537 to 2547
Volume
43
Issue
9-10
Conference Name
15th Symposium on Separation Science and Technology for Energy Applications
Conference Location
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America
Conference Date
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Abstract
In the UREX+process, acetic acid must be removed from the raffinate stream to avoid interference with the recovery and recycle of nitric acid solutions. Solvent extraction was selected to be the most promising approach to accomplish this cleanup. Acetic acid partitioning into pure diluents used in the UREX+process were found to be too low for an effective separation. Of the solvents tested, the most promising solvents for the extraction of acetic acid were found to be TBP in dodecane and TBP in FS-13.
