Modeling of boehmite leaching from actual hanford high-level waste samples

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1719-1730

  Peterson, R A ^a   Lumetta, G J ^a   Rapko, B M ^a   Poloski, A P ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boehmite; Dissolution; High level waste

Indexed keywords

BOEHMITE; HYDROXIDE CONCENTRATION; NUCLEAR RESERVATION; SODIUM ALUMINATE;

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYDISPERSITY; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LEACHING;

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYDISPERSITY; REACTION KINETICS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CONCENTRATION; DISSOLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; WASHING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547351595     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390701242111     Document Type: Article

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