Leaching of U(VI), Am(III), and Sr(II) from simulated tank waste sludges

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 359-374

  Garnov, Alexander Yu ^a   Rao, Linfeng ^a   Nash, Kenneth L ^b   Bond, Andrew H ^b,c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PG Research Foundation Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SOLUTIONS; STRONTIUM; URANIUM;

OXIDANTS;

LEACHING;

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; OXIDIZING AGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STRONTIUM; URANIUM;

ALKALI; LEACHING; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; SLUDGE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; LEACHING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SIMULATION; SLUDGE; SPECTROSCOPY; TANK; WASTE; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0037272481     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SS-120016579     Document Type: Article

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