Sorption behavior of pertechnetate ion on reillex™-HPQ anion exchange resin from Hanford and Melton Valley tank waste simulants and sodium hydroxide/sodium nitrate solutions

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 843-859

  Ashley, Kenneth R ^a   Whitener, Glenn D ^b   Schroeder, Norman C ^c   Ball, Jason R ^c   Radzinski, Susan D ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION EXCHANGE RESINS; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; SORPTION;

BATCH DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; CAUSTIC SOLUTION; PERTECHNETATE ION; TANK WASTE SIMULANT;

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 0032074090     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299808934556     Document Type: Article

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