Degradation of tetraphenylphosphonium bromide at high pH and its effect on radionuclide solubility

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 672-676

  Aldridge, S ^a   Warwick, P ^a   Evans, N ^a   Vines, S ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b United Kingdom Nirex Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline hydrolysis; Degradation products; Solubility; Tetraphenylphosphonium bromide (TPPB)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DEGRADATION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDROLYSIS; PH EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLUBILITY;

ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; TETRAPHENYLPHOSPHONIUM BROMIDE (TPPB); WASTE STREAMS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

ALKALI; EUROPIUM; IODINE; NICKEL; RADIOISOTOPE; TECHNETIUM; TETRAPHENYLPHOSPHONIUM; URANIUM;

ALKALINITY; DEGRADATION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDROLYSIS; PH EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLUBILITY;

BROMIDE; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; PH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; REPOSITORY; TECHNETIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; PH;

EID: 33751307636     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.088     Document Type: Article

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