Pre-concentration of actinoids from waters: A comparison of various sorbents

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 279-287

  Koulouris, G ^a   Slowikowski, B ^a   Pilvio R ^a   Bostrom, T ^b   Bickel, M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinoids; Extraction chromatography; Sorption

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; ION EXCHANGERS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; SORPTION; THORIUM; URANIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACTINOIDS; MANGANESE OXIDE; SORBENTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; MANGANESE OXIDE; PLUTONIUM; SORBENT; THORIUM; URANIUM; WATER;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034662372     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00187-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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