Separation of 133Xe from 99Mo, 131I and uranium, and removal of impurities using gas chromatography

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 679-686

  Tabasi, M ^a   Ghannadi Maragheh, M ^b   Shamsaii, M ^a   Khanchi, A R ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; HELIUM; IODINE 131; KRYPTON; MOLYBDENUM 99; NITRIC ACID; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; URANIUM; XENON 133;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRESSURE; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 21044455486     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-005-0770-1     Document Type: Article

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