Mechanism of uranium removal from the aqueous solution by elemental iron

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 202-212

  Noubactep, C ^a   Schoner A ^b   Meinrath, G ^c,d  

^a Centre of Geosciences Applied Geology   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^d RER Consultants   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co precipitation; Elemental iron; Mechanism; Removal; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CO-PRECIPITATION; ELEMENTAL IRON; MECHANISM; MITIGATION EFFECTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

IRON; URANIUM;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CORROSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; IRON; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; IRON; MITIGATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; URANIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEACHING; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBONATES; CORROSION; EDETIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; PRECIPITATION; SULFIDES; TITANIUM; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33646100090     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.08.047     Document Type: Article

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