Precipitation characteristics of uranyl ions at different pHs depending on the presence of carbonate ions and hydrogen peroxide

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2355-2361

  Kim, Kwang Wook ^a   Kim, Yeon Hwa ^a   Lee, Se Yoon ^a   Lee, Jae Won ^a   Joe, Kih Soo ^a   Lee, Eil Hee ^a   Kim, Jong Seung ^b   Song, Kyuseok ^a   Song, Kee Chan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; CARBONATE IONS; CARBONATE SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH PH; IR ANALYSIS; NITRATE SOLUTIONS; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; SEM; SOLUTION PH; URANIUM PEROXIDES; URANYL IONS; XRD;

CARBONATION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONS; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATES; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

URANIUM;

BICARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID SALT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM PEROXIDE; URANYL DERIVATIVE;

CARBONATE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBONATES; CATIONS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PRECIPITATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; URANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 64349088965     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802951b     Document Type: Article

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