Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the University College London, UK
- Provides insight into the fundamentals of ionic liquid-based extractions for the intensification of liquid-liquid separations in the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing cycle
- Presents the characterization of important hydrodynamic characteristics using advanced optical techniques (ยต-PIV) and scale-up studies
- Outlines the development of numerical and empirical models for the rapid analysis of two-phase systems
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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The present work focuses on the development of intensified small-scale extraction units for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing using advanced process engineering with combined experimental and modelling methodologies. It discusses a number of novel elements, such as the intensification of spent fuel reprocessing and the use of ionic liquids as green alternatives to organic solvents. The use of ionic liquids in two-phase liquid-liquid separation is new to the Multiphase Flow community, and has proved to be challenging, especially in small channels, because of the surface and interfacial properties involved, which are very different to those of common organic solvents. Numerical studies have been also performed to couple the hydrodynamics at small scale with the mass transfer. The numerical results, taken together with scale-up studies, are used to evaluate the applicability of the small-scale units in reprocessing large volumes of nuclear waste.
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Book Title: Studies of Intensified Small-scale Processes for Liquid-Liquid Separations in Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
Authors: Dimitrios Tsaoulidis
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22587-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22586-9Published: 17 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37416-1Published: 22 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-22587-6Published: 09 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 170
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nuclear Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods, Nuclear Energy