Flowsheet feasibility studies using ABEC resins for removal of pertechnetate from nuclear wastes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1683-1689

  Bond, Andrew H ^a,b   Gula, Michael J ^a   Harvey, James T ^a   Duffey, Jonathan M ^a   Horwitz, E Philip ^a   Griffin, Scott T ^c   Rogers, Robin D ^c   Collins, Jack L ^d  

^a Eichrom Technologies LLC   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION EXCHANGE; NEGATIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; RADIOISOTOPES; RESINS; SCRUBBERS;

AQUEOUS BIPHASIC EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY (ABEC); HYDROUS TITANIUM OXIDE MICROSPHERES;

EXTRACTION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032954574     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie980611o     Document Type: Article

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