Removal of cesium from Savannah river site waste with spherical resorcinol formaldehyde ion exchange resin: Experimental tests

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1828-1840

  Duignan, Mark R ^a   Nash, Charles A ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Batch tests; In tank Cs separation; Small column ion exchange

Indexed keywords

BATCH TESTS; CESIUM REMOVAL; COLUMN TESTING; DISSOLVED SALT; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HANFORD; IN-TANK CS SEPARATION; NUCLEAR WASTE; ORGANIC COMPONENTS; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDES; SALTCAKE; SAVANNAH RIVER SITES; SMALL COLUMN ION EXCHANGE; STORAGE TANK;

CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; FORMALDEHYDE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; PHENOLS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING;

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 77956210894     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.493105     Document Type: Article

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