Alteration of sediments by hyperalkaline k-rich cement leachate: Implications for strontium adsorption and incorporation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3694-3700

  Wallace, Sarah H ^a   Shaw, Samuel ^a,b   Morris, Katherine ^b   Small, Joe S ^c   Burke, Ian T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION COMPLEX; ADSORPTION MECHANISM; ALUMINOSILICATE GELS; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; MINERAL ALTERATIONS; MINERAL PRECIPITATION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SURFACE ALTERATION;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINOSILICATES; CEMENTS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; MAGNESIUM; NITRIC ACID; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ALUMINUM; CEMENT; MAGNESIUM ION; MINERAL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; SILICON; STRONTIUM;

ADSORPTION; CEMENT; LEACHATE; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEL; LEACHING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; ALKALIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POTASSIUM; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; STRONTIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84876234648     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3051982     Document Type: Article

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