Interfacial reactivity of radionuclides: Emerging paradigms from molecular-level observations

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2379-2391

  Felmy, A R ^a   Ilton, E S ^a   Rosso, K M ^a   Zachara, J M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

interfacial reactivity; molecular level analytical probes; radionuclides

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINANT MIGRATION; ELECTRON CONDUCTION; FIELD SCALE; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INTERFACIAL REACTIVITY; INTERMEDIATE SPECIE; MINERAL PHASIS; MINERAL SURFACES; MOLECULAR LEVELS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION REACTION; REACTION PATHWAYS; SITE TO SITES; SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT; THERMODYNAMIC DRIVING FORCES;

CHEMICAL STABILITY; PROBES; RADIOISOTOPES; REDOX REACTIONS; SILICATE MINERALS;

REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; RADIONUCLIDE; REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 80053030847     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2011.075.4.2379     Document Type: Conference Paper

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