Conversion of radioactive and hazardous chemical wastes into borosilicate glass using the Glass Material Oxidation and Dissolution System

Waste Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 615-623

  Forsberg, C W ^a   Beahm, E C ^a   Parker, G W ^a   Elam, K R ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION; GLASS MATERIAL OXIDATION AND DISSOLUTION SYSTEM;

ALUMINUM; BOROSILICATE GLASS; CERIUM; DISSOLUTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; OXIDATION; OXIDES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STAINLESS STEEL; URANIUM; VITRIFICATION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; CERIUM; GLASS; METAL; OXIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; DEHALOGENATION; DISSOLUTION; EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LABORATORY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; TECHNIQUE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030432150     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(97)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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