Microstructure of emulsion-based polymeric waste forms for encapsulating low-level, radioactive and toxic metal wastes

Ceramic Transactions

Volumn 155, Issue , 2004, Pages 331-340

  Evans, Rachel ^a   Quach, Anh ^a   Xia, Guanguang ^b   Zelinski, Brian J J ^a   Ela, Wendell P ^a   Birnie III, Dunbar P ^a   Sáez, A Eduardo ^a   Smith, Harry D ^b   Smith, Gary L ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKING AGENTS; POLYMER MATRIX; POLYMERIC WASTES; POLYSTYRENE-BUTADIENE (PSB) LATEX;

CEMENTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSTYRENES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 8344255613     PISSN: 10421122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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