Chemical reduction of U(VI) by Fe(II) at the solid-water interface using natural and synthetic Fe(III) oxides

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 5642-5649

  Jeon, Byong Hun ^a,b   Dempsey, Brian A ^c   Burgos, William D ^c   Barnett, Mark O ^d   Roden, Eric E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER; BIOGENIC MAGNETITE; FE (II); GOETHITE;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRON OXIDES; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ANTHRAHYDROQUINONE 2,6 DISULFONATE; BICARBONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; WATER;

IRON OXIDE; REDUCTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PH; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID; TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GEOBACTER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 23244465664     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0487527     Document Type: Article

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