Influence of magnetite stoichiometry on U VI reduction

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 778-786

  Latta, Drew E ^a,b   Gorski, Christopher A ^a,c   Boyanov, Maxim I ^b   O'Loughlin, Edward J ^b   Kemner, Kenneth M ^b   Scherer, Michelle M ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGENIC MAGNETITE; CORROSION OF STEEL; CORROSION PRODUCTS; DISSIMILATORY IRON REDUCTION; HEXAVALENT URANIUM; IRON METAL; MAGHEMITES; NANO PARTICULATES; OXIDATION OF FE; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; SSBAUER SPECTROSCOPIES; WASTE CONTAINERS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CORROSION; IRON ORES; MAGNETITE; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDE MINERALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STEEL CONTAINERS; STOICHIOMETRY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); URANIUM;

ORE REDUCTION;

FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; MAGNETITE; NANOPARTICLE; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROXIDE; ION; MAGNETITE; MINERAL; OXIDATION; STOCHASTICITY; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY; SUSPENSION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERUMOXYTOL; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; URANIUM;

EID: 84855918489     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2024912     Document Type: Article

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