Preliminary study on calcium aluminosilicate glass as a potential host matrix for radioactive 90Sr-An approach based on natural analogue study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 229-239

  Sengupta, Pranesh ^a,b   Fanara, Sara ^b   Chakraborty, Sumit ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

90Sr radionuclide; Calcium aluminosilicate glass; Host matrix; Immobilization; Radioactive source pencil

Indexed keywords

90SR RADIONUCLIDE; CALCIUM ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS; HOST MATRICES; IMMOBILIZATION; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES;

ALUMINOSILICATES; CALCIUM; GLASS; LEACHING; PHASE SEPARATION; RADIOACTIVE PROSPECTING; RADIOACTIVITY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

STRONTIUM;

ALUMINOSILICATE CALCIUM; ALUMINUM; ANORTHITE; CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM SILICATE; GEHLENITE; GLASS; STRONTIUM 90; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALOG MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLASS; HOMOGENEITY; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; LEACHING; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; GLASS; HOT TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; SILICATES; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ZEOLITES;

EID: 79956091163     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.03.031     Document Type: Article

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