Investigation of the Carbonate Complexation of Pu(IV) in Aqueous Solution

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-72

  Nitsche, H ^a   Silva, R J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complex formation constants; Hydrolysis, acetate, carbonate; Plutonium(IV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002993767     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.72.2.65     Document Type: Article

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