Feasibility of neutron activation methods for measurement of sodium and aluminum in green liquor

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 10-12, 1997, Pages 1355-1372

  Gardner, R P ^a   Guo, P ^a   Wang, Y Y ^a   Sood, A ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Dobbs, C L ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL WASTES; CHLORINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON SOURCES; SODIUM;

CONTINUOUS NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (CNAA); PROMPT GAMMA NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (PGNAA);

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; SODIUM;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GAMMA RADIATION; METAL INDUSTRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031252214     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00131-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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