Designing a commercial ion-exchange carousel to treat DOE wastes using CST granules

AIChE Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1425-1431

  Huckman, M E ^a   Latheef, I M ^a   Anthony, R G ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERMS;

COLUMN CAROUSEL;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

CESIUM; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SILICOTITANATE; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CESIUM; ION EXCHANGE; MODEL; NUCLEAR APPLICATION; REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERM; MODEL; NUCLEAR WASTE; SIMULATION;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA;

EID: 0038721867     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690470618     Document Type: Article

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