Study of thorium association and surface precipitation on colloids

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 104-113

  Degueldre, C ^a   Kline, A ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

colloids; polymerization; surface complexation; thorium

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; METAL SORPTION; THORIUM SATURATION;

CALCULATIONS; COLLOIDS; COMPLEXATION; HYDROLYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SORPTION;

THORIUM;

ADSORPTION; COLLOID; COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THORIUM;

EID: 36049017448     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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