Interfacial sorption/desorption studies of Pu(IV) on silica and alumina surfaces

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 885-892

  Kumar, S ^a   Kasar, S U ^a   Tomar, B S ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Alumina; Desorption; Kinetics; Plutonium; Silica; Sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871249269     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2012.1984     Document Type: Article

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