Method for the prediction of nuclear waste solution decontamination by coprecipitation of strontium ions with barium sulphate using the experimental data obtained in non-radioactive environment

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1142-1147

  Pacary, V ^a   Barre Y ^a   Plasari, E ^b  

^a Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Barium sulphate; Coprecipitation; Decontamination; Strontium

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULPHATES; COMPLEX COMPOSITIONS; DECONTAMINATION FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; NUCLEAR WASTE; POPULATION DENSITIES; RADIOACTIVE ENVIRONMENT; STRONTIUM ION;

BARIUM; COPRECIPITATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; FORECASTING; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; STRONTIUM; WASTE TREATMENT;

RADIATION DECONTAMINATION;

EID: 77956189020     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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