Technetium incorporation into hematite (α-Fe2O 3)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 5855-5861

  Skomurski, Frances N ^a   Rosso, Kevin M ^a   Krupka, Kenneth M ^a   McGrail, B Pete ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND DISTANCE; COULOMBIC REPULSION; HANFORD SITE; HIGH PH; INTERSTITIAL SPECIES; MODELING PREDICTIONS; OXIDIZING CONDITIONS; PERIODIC SUPERCELL MODEL; QUANTUM MECHANICAL METHOD; REDUCING CONDITIONS; RESIDUAL WASTES; SPECTROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION; SUB-LATTICES; SUBSTITUTION SCHEME; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS; VACANCY CLUSTER; WASHINGTON;

ENERGY CONVERSION; HEMATITE; IRON ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; TECHNETIUM;

IRON OXIDES;

FERRIC OXIDE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; TECHNETIUM;

COULOMB CRITERION; HEMATITE; IRON OXIDE; PH; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STORAGE TANK; TECHNETIUM; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; OXIDATION; PH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIOLYSIS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SPECTROSCOPY; STORAGE; TANK;

FERRIC COMPOUNDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 77955100015     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100069x     Document Type: Article

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