Richard Bourne

To aid the advancement of hydrometallurgical reprocessing of used nuclear fuel, this work has explored and optimised the synthesis of DEHiBA in continuous flow, to establish a scalable, cost-effective manufacture route.

Pd/C spherical bead catalysts were synthesised and evaluated in small-scale screenings via a recirculating batch platform (20 mg). The applicability of the catalysts was subsequently demonstrated over a two-day operating period on a larger scale.