A liquid-phase precipitation process for selective removal of critical inorganic species from the Hanford waste streams

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 296-308

  Bader, M S H ^a  

^a Bader Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic and alkaline waste liquid phase precipitation; Hanford tanks waste

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; POSITIVE IONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOLUTIONS; SULFATE MINERALS;

ACIDIC AND ALKALINE WASTE LIQUID-PHASE PRECIPITATION; ALKALINE AQUEOUS STREAMS; HANFORD TANKS WASTE; LIQUID PHASE PRECIPITATION; SOLID LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM;

WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; LIQUID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; MATERIAL COATING; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; STREAM (RIVER); SUPERNATANT; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33645932344     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2006.23.296     Document Type: Article

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