Synthesis and characterization of françoisite-(Nd): Nd[(UO 2)3O(OH)(PO4)2]·6H 2O

American Mineralogist

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 417-422

  Armstrong, Christopher R ^a   Nash, Kenneth L ^b   Griffiths, Peter R ^c   Clalark, Sue B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fran oisite (Nd); Mixed actinide solid phases; Spent nuclear fuel corrosion; Uranium remediation; Uranyl phosphates

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; URANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL DIGESTION; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; IR AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID PHASIS; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; URANYL PHOSPHATES;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHATE GROUP; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; URANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79952181301     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2011.3609     Document Type: Article

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