Cesium leaching from γ-irradiated CsA and CsX zeolites

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 614-620

  Lima, Enrique ^a   Ibarra, Ilich A ^a   Lara, Victor ^a   Bosch, Pedro ^b   Bulbulian, Silvia ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cesium; Gamma irradiation; Leaching; Nuclear waste; Radionuclide; Vitrification; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROLYSIS; HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; LEACHING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NITRATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; SENSOR NETWORKS; SILICATE MINERALS; ZEOLITES;

CATIONIC EXCHANGES; CESIUM LEACHING; CESIUM SALTS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NUCLEAR WASTE; PRECURSOR SALTS; RADIONUCLIDE; THERMAL TREATMENTS;

CESIUM COMPOUNDS;

CESIUM; CESIUM ACETATE; CESIUM CHLORIDE; CESIUM NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; VITRIFICATION; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LEACHING; NUCLEAR WASTE; PH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINUM; CESIUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEOLITES;

EID: 54949157240     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.035     Document Type: Article

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