Thermodynamic model for the solubility of TcO2·xH 2O in aqueous oxalate systems

Journal of Solution Chemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1471-1487

  Hess, Nancy J ^a   Qafoku, Odeta ^a   Xia, Yuanxian ^a   Moore, Dean A ^a   Felmy, Andrew R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexation; Oxalate; Solubility; Speciation; Stability constants; Technetium(IV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349168403     PISSN: 00959782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10953-008-9328-5     Document Type: Article

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