The role of pe, pH, and carbonate on the solubility of UO2 and uraninite under nominally reducing conditions

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2223-2231

  Casas, Ignasi ^a   De Pablo, Joan ^a   Giménez, Javier ^a   Torrero, M Elena ^a   Bruno, Jordi ^b   Cera, Esther ^b   Finch, Robert J ^c   Ewing, Rodney C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b QuantiSci SL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate; pH; Solubility; Uraninite

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; PH; SOLUBILITY; URANINITE;

EID: 0032456356     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00140-9     Document Type: Article

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