Efficient removal of cesium from low-level radioactive liquid waste using natural and impregnated zeolite minerals

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 416-422

  Borai, E H ^a   Harjula, R ^b   malinen, Leena ^b   Paajanen, Airi ^b  

^a HOT LABORATORIES CENTER   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calix 4 arene; Natural and synthetic zeolites; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

BATCH EQUILIBRIUM; CALIX [4] ARENE; CALIX[4]ARENES; CESIUM IONS; DECONTAMINATION FACTORS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; FINAL OBJECTIVE; HIGH SELECTIVITY; ION CONCENTRATIONS; KEY PARAMETERS; MORDENITES; NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC ZEOLITES; NATURAL CLINOPTILOLITE; NATURAL MORDENITE; POTASSIUM ION CONCENTRATION; RADIOACTIVE LIQUID WASTE; REMOVAL CAPACITY; SOLID-PHASE; WASTE SOLUTION; WEIGHT RATIOS; ZEOLITE MATERIALS; ZEOLITE MINERALS;

CESIUM; CESIUM ALLOYS; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IONS; LIQUIDS; MINERALS; RADIATION DECONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SILICATE MINERALS; SORPTION;

ZEOLITES;

CESIUM 134; CHABAZITE; CLINOPTILOLITE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MORDENITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEOLITE;

CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; MORDENITE; PARAMETERIZATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; SORPTION; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; PH; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; CALIXARENES; CESIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; POTASSIUM; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEOLITES;

EID: 70350560337     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.033     Document Type: Article

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