Recycling of acidic and alkaline solutions by electrodialysis in a treatment process for uranium oxide waste using a carbonate solution with hydrogen peroxide

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6275-6282

  Kim, Kwang Wook ^a   Hyun, Jun Taek ^a   Lee, Keun Young ^a   Lee, Eil Hee ^a   Chung, Dong Young ^a   Moon, Jei Kwon ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; APPLIED CURRENT; APPLIED VOLTAGES; CARBONATE SALTS; CARBONATE SOLUTIONS; CONSTANT CURRENT; CONSTANT VOLTAGE; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS SYSTEMS; ELECTROLYTIC SYSTEM; FEED SOLUTION; NAOH SOLUTIONS; SEVERAL VARIABLES; STACKED SYSTEMS; TREATMENT PROCESS; URANIUM BEARING WASTE; URANIUM OXIDES;

CARBONATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; URANIUM; WASTE TREATMENT;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

EID: 84861022112     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie202492a     Document Type: Article

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