Immobilization of low and intermediate level of organic radioactive wastes in cement matrices

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 969-979

  Eskander, S B ^a   Abdel Aziz, S M ^b   El Didamony, H ^c   Sayed, M I ^b  

^a Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

^b Middle Eastern Regional Radioisotope Centre for the Arab Countries   (Egypt)

^c Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cement; Immobilization; Organic; Radioactive wastes; Scintillator

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POROSITY; BULK DENSITY; CEMENT MATRIX; FREEZE/THAW; FREEZING AND THAWING; FREEZING/THAWING; FROST ATTACK; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMEDIATE LEVEL; LIQUID SCINTILLATOR; ORGANIC; SCINTILLATOR; SEM; SOLIDIFICATION/STABILIZATION; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTE FORMS;

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LIQUIDS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCINTILLATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION;

CEMENT;

BULK DENSITY; FREEZING; HYDRATION; IMMOBILIZATION; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THAWING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CLAY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; HYDRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCINTILLATION; THAWING; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FREEZING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 79956072575     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.036     Document Type: Article

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