Single and binary component sorption of the fission products Sr2+, Cs+ and Co2+ from aqueous solutions onto sulphate reducing bacteria

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 463-470

  Ngwenya, N ^a   Chirwa, E M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Nuclear waste processing; Spent fuel reprocessing; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BINARY COMPONENTS; BINARY METALS; BINARY SYSTEMS; BINDING CAPACITIES; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; COMPETITIVE BINDING; EQUILIBRIUM SORPTION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; METAL SOLUTIONS; NUCLEAR WASTE; REALISTIC CONDITIONS; SECONDARY METALS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION KINETICS; SPENT FUEL REPROCESSING; SULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BACTERIOLOGY; CESIUM; DYES; FISSION PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; METAL IONS; METALS; PH EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SORPTION; STRAIN RELAXATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 77950045318     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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