Removal of cesium from alkaline waste solution: Part II - Column ion exchange study

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 465-470

  Adu Wusu, Kofi ^a   Hassan, Neguib M ^a   Nash, Charles A ^a   Marra, James C ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curve; Cesium; Column sorption; Elution; Resin; SuperLig

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844460194     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2005.93.8.465     Document Type: Article

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