Spherical resorcinol-formaldehyde resin testing for cesium removal from hanford tank waste simulant

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2461-2474

  Fiskum, S K ^a   Blanchard, D L ^a   Steele, M J ^a   Thomas, K K ^a   Trangle, T ^a   Thorson, M R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Washington Group International   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium ion exchange; Hanford tank waste; Resorcinol Formaldehyde resin; SuperLig 644

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CESIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; GELS; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CESIUM ION EXCHANGE; HANFORD TANK WASTES; RESORCINOL-FORMALDEHYDE RESIN; SUPERLIG ®644;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ALCOHOLS; CESIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; GELS; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

DEGRADATION; FORMALDEHYDE; ION EXCHANGE; LOADING (TESTING); PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNTHETIC RESIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE;

EID: 33746784133     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390600742740     Document Type: Article

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