Assessment of the leaching characteristics of incineration ashes in cement matrix

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 698-708

  Abdel Rahman, R O ^a   Zaki, A A ^a  

^a Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Incineration; Leaching mechanisms; Mathematical models; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MATRIX; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; INCINERATION ASHES; LEACHABILITY INDEX; LEACHING CHARACTERISTICS; LEACHING MECHANISM; LEACHING MECHANISMS; LEACHING SOLUTION; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; NONLINEAR FITTING; SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS; STANDARD MASS; WASTE MATRICES;

CEMENTS; CESIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; STABILIZATION; SURFACE REACTIONS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 71949123380     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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