Assessment of strontium immobilization in cement-bentonite matrices

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 772-780

  Abdel Rahman, R O ^a   Zin El Abidin, D H A ^b   Abou Shady, H ^b,c  

^a Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cement; Immobilization; Leaching mechanisms; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIFFUSION MECHANISMS; FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; LEACHING MECHANISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POZZOLANIC REACTION; STATIC LEACHING TEST;

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; HYDRATED LIME; HYDRATION; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STRONTIUM;

BENTONITE;

EID: 84879297517     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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