Surface catalysis of uranium(VI) reduction by iron(II)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 19-20, 1999, Pages 2939-2955

  Liger, Emmanuelle ^a   Charlet, Laurent ^a   Van Cappellen, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; IRON; REDUCTION; URANIUM;

EID: 0033384616     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00265-3     Document Type: Article

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