Transmission electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance studies of geopolymers for radioactive waste immobilization

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1193-1199

  Blackford, Mark G ^a   Hanna, John V ^a   Pike, Kevin J ^a   Vance, Eric R ^a,b   Perera, Dan S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; GEOPOLYMERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE IMMOBILIZATION;

ALUMINOSILICATES; CESIUM; HEATING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SODIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

KAOLIN;

EID: 34247122772     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01532.x     Document Type: Article

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