An isotope dilution-precipitation process for removing radioactive cesium from wastewater

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 243, Issue , 2012, Pages 124-129

  Rogers, Harold ^a   Bowers, John ^a   Gates Anderson, Dianne ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesium 137; Derived Concentration Standard; Isotope dilution; Low level waste; Sodium tetraphenylborate

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; CESIUM CHLORIDE; CESIUM IONS; DOSE RATE; FERRIC SULFATE; ISOTOPE DILUTIONS; LABORATORY SOLUTION; LOW-LEVEL WASTE; M-FILTERS; MIXING TIME; PH RANGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTEWATER; SODIUM TETRAPHENYLBORATE; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

CESIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; DILUTION; FILTRATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM COMPOUNDS;

CESIUM; FERRIC SULFATE; TETRAPHENYLBORON;

CESIUM ISOTOPE; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIONUCLIDE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER NETWORK;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; FILTER; FILTRATION; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; PH; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTION TIME; SEWER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIONS; CESIUM; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; SOLUTIONS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84869866119     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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