Pu(V) and Pu(IV) sorption to montmorillonite

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5146-5153

  Begg, James D ^a   Zavarin, Mavrik ^a   Zhao, Pihong ^a   Tumey, Scott J ^a   Powell, Brian ^b   Kersting, Annie B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LABORATORY STUDIES; MINERAL PHASIS; NA-MONTMORILLONITE; SORPTION BEHAVIORS; SUBSURFACE WATERS;

ADSORPTION; CLAY MINERALS; MAGNETITE; MINERALS; QUARTZ;

HEMATITE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; MAGNETITE; MANGANESE; MINERAL; MONTMORILLONITE; PLUTONIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM; SURFACE WATER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LABORATORY METHOD; MONTMORILLONITE; PLUTONIUM; REDOX CONDITIONS; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; BENTONITE; PLUTONIUM; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84878224398     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es305257s     Document Type: Article

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