Adsorption and desorption of uranium (VI) in aerated zone soil

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 143-150

  Li, Xiaolong ^a   Wu, Jiaojiao ^a   Liao, Jiali ^a   Zhang, Dong ^b   Yang, Jijun ^a   Feng, Yue ^a   Zeng, Junhui ^b   Wen, Wei ^b   Yang, Yuanyou ^a   Tang, Jun ^a   Liu, Ning ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aerated zone soil; Desorption; Uranium (VI)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; CONTACT TIME; DESORPTION BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION EQUATION; NATURAL SOILS; NITRATE SOLUTIONS; REMEDIATION METHODS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SOLUTION PH; SOUTHWEST CHINA;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CITRIC ACID; COLLOIDS; DESORPTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REMEDIATION; SOILS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; EDETIC ACID; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM; SULFUR; URANIUM; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; CITRIC ACID; COLLOID; DESORPTION; MINERAL; NITRIC ACID; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URANIUM ISOTOPE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COLLOID; DESORPTION; LIQUID; PH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; BENZOPYRANS; CHELATING AGENTS; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINERALS; NITRIC ACID; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TEMPERATURE; URANIUM;

CHINA;

EID: 84865463146     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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