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Reprocessing of spent nuclear waste using ionic liquids

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Nuclear power has once again attracted from all over the world due to many factors including the rise in oil process and environmental concerns on greenhouse gas emission resulting in global warming. However, spent fuel from nuclear power reactors is an enormous problem both from radiation hazard and economical point of view. Therefore, this review presents an overview of application of ionic liquids (ILs) in spent fuel reprocessing, particularly in the extraction of high-level radioactive aqueous waste from the processing of nuclear fuel.

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  1. ERC for Advanced Bioseparation Technology, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea

    Sung Ho Ha

  2. Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 402-751, Korea

    Russel Navarro Menchavez & Yoon-Mo Koo

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Yoon-Mo Koo is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Inha University, Korea. He received B.S. degree (Seoul National University, Korea), M.S. degree (KAIST, Korea), and Ph.D. degree (Purdue University) all in Chemical Engineering. He served as the Dean of College of Engineering, Inha University, the President of the Korean Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and is currently a Member of the National Academy of Engineering, Korea. His research interests include biological separation and purification, microbial mixed culture, and ionic liquids.

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Ha, S.H., Menchavez, R.N. & Koo, YM. Reprocessing of spent nuclear waste using ionic liquids. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 27, 1360–1365 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-010-0386-1

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