Improvement of radioactive liquid waste treatment efficiency by sequential cationic and anionic ion exchangers

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 441-447

  Borai, E H ^a   Hilal, M A ^a   Attallah, M F ^a   Shehata, F A ^a  

^a Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cesium removal; Complexant; Ion exchange; Liquid radioactive; Radionuclides; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449120158     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2008.1506     Document Type: Article

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