Removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using sponge iron

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 955-961

  Yi, Zheng Ji ^a,b   Xu, Jin Sheng ^a   Chen, Man Sheng ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Yao, Jun ^b   Chen, Hui Lun ^b   Wang, Fei ^b  

^a HENGYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Direct reduced iron (DRI); Kinetics; Mechanism; pH; Uranium

Indexed keywords

DIRECT REDUCED IRON; IRON DERIVATIVE; SPONGE IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; URANIUM DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; PH; REDUCTION; TIME; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84885959684     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-013-2479-x     Document Type: Article

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