Separation of cobalt from synthetic intermediate and decontamination radioactive wastes using polyurethane foam

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 3007-3026

  Rao, S V S ^a   Lal, K B ^a   Narasimhan, S V ^a   Ahmed, Jaleel ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COBALT; DECONTAMINATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FOAMED PLASTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; POLYURETHANES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

COBALT THIOCYANATE;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 0031336153     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496399708000792     Document Type: Article

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