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Research Articles

Removal Effectiveness for Washing Ce(IV), U(VI), and Zr(IV) Ions from Contaminated Purex Solvent by Hydrazine Carbonate

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Pages 1373-1381 | Received 19 Jul 2022, Accepted 03 Apr 2023, Published online: 12 May 2023

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