Development of a carbon-14 bioseperation technique for cleanup of nuclear graphite

Proceedings of the ICEM2007 - 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn , Issue PART A, 2009, Pages 113-117

  Molokwane, Pulane E ^a   Chirwa, Evans M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

C 14 reclamation; Ionization energy; Waste minimization

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AEROBIC CONDITION; CARBON 14; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSED LOOPS; DEGREE OF SEPARATION; GRAPHITE CARBON; IN-CONTROL; IONIZATION ENERGIES; IONIZATION ENERGY; MASS BALANCE; NUCLEAR GRAPHITE; PROOF OF CONCEPT; TOTAL CARBON;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CELL CULTURE; CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAPHITE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; IONIZATION OF GASES; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; PEBBLE BED MODULAR REACTORS; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77952843525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICEM2007-7164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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