Sorption of Eu(III) on humic acid or fulvic acid bound to hydrous alumina studied by SEM-EDS, XPS, TRLFS, and batch techniques

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 6532-6537

  Tan, X L ^a   Wang, X K ^a   Geckeis, H ^b   Rabung, T H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (China)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALUMINA; COLLOIDS; EUROPIUM; HYDROXYLATION; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; ORE TREATMENT; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SORPTION; BINDING ENERGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC LASERS; PHOTOELECTRONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EU(III); HYDROUS ALUMINA;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; EUROPIUM;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; EUROPIUM; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COLLOID; COMPLEXATION; EUROPIUM; FLUORESCENCE; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; PH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORPTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COLLOID; ENVIRONMENT; PH; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME RESOLVED LASER FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BENZOPYRANS; EUROPIUM; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X-RAYS;

ALUMINA SYSTEMS; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BATCH TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENCE EMISSION SPECTRA; FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC ACID; HYBRID SURFACE; MOLECULAR LEVELS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NATURE OF SURFACE; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; PH VALUE; SEM-EDS; SORPTION MECHANISM; SURFACE COMPLEXATION; TERNARY SURFACE COMPLEXES; TIME-RESOLVED LASER FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPIES;

EID: 50849084134     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8007062     Document Type: Article

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