Retention Properties of Humic Substances onto Amorphous Silica: Consequences for the Sorption of Cations

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-49

  Labonne Wall, Nathalie ^a,b   Moulin, Valérie ^a   Vilarem, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a Fuel Cycle Division DESD/SESD   (France)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; Humic substances; Radwaste disposals; Retention; Silica; Surface complexation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002962003     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1997.79.1.37     Document Type: Article

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