Immobilization of simulated radionuclide 133Cs+ by fly ash-based geopolymer

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 325-331

  Li, Qin ^a   Sun, Zengqing ^a   Tao, Dejing ^a   Xu, Yan ^a   Li, Peiming ^a   Cui, Hao ^a   Zhai, Jianping ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

133Cs+; Fly ash; Geopolymer; Immobilization; Radioactive waste

Indexed keywords

133CS+; FREEZE-THAW RESISTANCE; GEOPOLYMER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; LEACHING CONCENTRATIONS; MAGNESIUM SULFATE SOLUTION; SOLIDIFICATION BEHAVIORS;

ACID RESISTANCE; CEMENTS; CESIUM; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEIONIZED WATER; FLY ASH; GEOPOLYMERS; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

INORGANIC POLYMERS;

CESIUM 131; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER; CESIUM; FLY ASH; POLYMER;

ASPHALT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLY ASH; FRACTIONATION; IMMOBILIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLY ASH; FREEZE THAWING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; SPECTROMETRY;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COAL ASH; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84884405098     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.08.049     Document Type: Article

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