Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange is an international journal that publishes original research papers, reviews, and notes that address all aspects of solvent extraction, ion exchange, and closely related methods involving, for example, liquid membranes, extraction chromatography, supercritical fluids, ionic liquids, microfluidics, and adsorption.

We welcome submissions that look at:

    The underlying principles in solvent extraction and ion exchange
    Solvent extraction and ion exchange process development
    New materials or reagents, their syntheses and properties
    Computational methods of molecular design and simulation
    Advances in equipment, fluid dynamics, and engineering
    Interfacial phenomena, kinetics, and coalescence
    Spectroscopic and diffraction analysis of structure and dynamics
    Host-guest chemistry, ion receptors, and molecular recognition

Systems of primary interest effect the selective distribution of solution species to immiscible-liquid or solid phases. Metal ion separations constitute the focus of the journal, but papers on the separation of organic compounds and stereo-isomers are also encouraged. The journal has historically been a popular choice for papers on nuclear separations involving actinides, lanthanides, and fission products. Papers dealing with hydrometallurgical extraction and separations are especially welcome, from ore processing to recycling.

We also run special issues that explore focused subject matter that is of current interest to our readers. These special issues are handled by volunteer Guest Editors.

Submissions can take the form of:

    Original articles
    Notes that describe novel work of a limited nature or significant work in progress
    Critical reviews
    Letters and announcements

The Editors reserve the right to reject without peer review any papers deemed unsuitable. All papers deemed suitable will go through a single-anonymized peer-review process before publication. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions regarding the suitability of your article.

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Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange focuses on publishing original research papers, reviews, and notes that address all aspects of solvent extraction, ion exchange, and closely related methods. The primary emphasis is on underlying principles, process development, and new materials or reagents. Periodically, the journal publishes special issues dedicated to focused subject matter of interest to the readership of the journal.

Original articles, notes, and critical reviews will be considered for publication. Original articles must be of reasonably broad scope and of significance to the solvent extraction or the ion exchange communities. Notes will ordinarily describe novel work of a limited nature or particularly significant work in progress.

Papers will be refereed and submissions are welcomed from around the world (though published only in English). The Editors reserve the right to reject without peer review any papers deemed unsuitable. Articles whose sole focus is the development of an analytical method are discouraged. The Editors welcome preliminary inquiries regarding the suitability of prospective articles.

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Editors-in-Chief:
Bruce A. Moyer 
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 
Chemical Sciences Division 
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 USA
Kenneth L. Nash 
Professor Emeritus,Washington State University
P.O. Box 644630 
Pullman, WA 99164-4630
Associate Editors:
Abraham Clearfield - Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry, College Station, Texas 77843 USA 
Mark P. Jensen - Colorado School of Mines, Department of Chemistry, Golden, Colorado 80401 USA 
Geoffrey W. Stevens -  University of Melbourne, Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Parkville, Victoria, 3010 Australia
Editorial Board:
S. D. ALEXANDRATOS -  City University of New York, New York USA 
H. F. ALY -  Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt 
J. CHEN -  Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
R. CHIARIZIA -  Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois USA   
A.E. CLARK - Washington State University, Pullman, Washington USA 
G. COTE -  PSL University, Chimie ParisTech, Paris, France 
M. COX -  University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom 
M. L. DIETZ -  University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
D. B. DREISINGER -  University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada   
C. EKBERG -  Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
M. P. ELIZALDE -  Universite del Pais Vasco, Spain 
K. GLOE -  Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany 
E. P. HORWITZ -  PG Research Foundation, Inc., Darien, Illinois USA
S. JANSONE-POPOVA -  Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee USA
S. N. KALMYKOV - Lomosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia 
Z. KOLARIK -  Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, Karlsruhe, Germany 
G. J. LUMETTA -  Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, Washington USA 
G. MODOLO -  Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Germany
P. K. MOHAPATRA -  Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India  
D. N. MURAVIEV -  Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain 
J. NARBUTT -  Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Poland 
D. PETRUZZELLI -  Politecnico di Bari, Italy 
R. D. ROGERS -  The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa USA
A-M. SASTRE -  Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain 
K. C. SOLE -  Kathryn C. Sole Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa 
L. L. TAVLARIDES -  Syracuse University, New York USA 
T. A. TODD -  Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho USA 
H. WATARAI -  Osaka University, Japan
K. YOSHIZUKA -  The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan