Uranium removal from contaminated groundwater by synthetic resins

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 260-268

  Phillips, D H ^a   Gu, B ^b   Watson, D B ^b   Parmele, C S ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion exchange resins; Cation chelating resins; Groundwater; Permeable reactive media; Uranium

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; PH EFFECTS; URANIUM;

ANION-EXCHANGE RESINS; CATION-CHELATING RESINS; PERMEABLE REACTIVE MEDIA;

WATER TREATMENT;

ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; GROUND WATER; METAL CHELATE; NITRATE; RESIN; TECHNETIUM; URANIUM;

GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; PH EFFECTS; URANIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

CHELATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; PH; REACTION KINETICS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RESIN; SORPTION; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; IONIC STRENGTH; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349119158     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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