Separation and Recovery of Cs from High Active Waste Simulant using Resorcinol Formaldehyde Polycondensate Resin: Batch and Column Studies

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 133-139

  Banerjee, Dayamoy ^a   Rao, Manjula A ^a   Wattal, P K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

cesium; disposal; recovery; resorcinol formaldehyde resin; separation; waste

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE WASTES; COLUMN STUDY; DUBININ-RADUSHKEVICH; EXCHANGE ISOTHERM; FEED SOLUTION; FREUNDLICH; GAMMA SOURCE; ISOTHERM EQUATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; POLYCONDENSATES; RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDE RESIN; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDES; TEST SOLUTIONS; WASTE SIMULANTS;

CESIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; ISOTHERMS; PHENOLS; RECOVERY; RESINS; SEPARATION; SODIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES;

LOADING;

EID: 84871859065     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.672510     Document Type: Article

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