Incorporation of radioactive contaminants into pyroaurite-like phases by electrochemical synthesis

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 266-271

  Roh, Y ^a,b   Lee, S Y ^b   Elless, M P ^c   Foss, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Edenspace System Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Coprecipitation; Groundwater remediation; Pyroaurite; Technetium; Uranium; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; REMEDIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COPRECIPITATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REMEDIATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYROAURITE;

PHASE COMPOSITION;

GROUNDWATER; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0034106224     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2000.0480213     Document Type: Article

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