Solvent-Impregnated Sorbents for Tantalum from Niobium Separation Using a Fixed-Bed Column
Reactor-grade niobium steel is used as a construction material for nuclear reactors. In this case, the presence of tantalum, which is characterized by a 20 times higher active cross section for capturing thermal neutrons than the cross section of niobium (<sup>181</sup>Ta: 21.3 barn), ca...
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/4/1513 |