Incorporation and retention of 99-Tc(IV) in magnetite under high pH conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 11853-11862

  Marshall, Timothy A ^a   Morris, Katherine ^a   Law, Gareth T W ^a   Mosselmans, J Frederick W ^b   Bots, Pieter ^a   Parry, Stephen A ^b   Shaw, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; DISSOLUTION; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETITE; ORE REDUCTION; OXIDATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE DATUM; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; MAGNETITE PARTICLES; OCTAHEDRAL SITES; OXIDATIVE DISSOLUTION; RETENTION MECHANISM; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE;

TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; FERROUS ION; IRON OXIDE; MAGNETITE; TECHNETIUM 99M; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TECHNETIUM;

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; FERRIHYDRITE; IMMOBILIZATION; MAGNETITE; OXIDATION; PH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REMOBILIZATION; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OXIDATION; PH; POLYMERIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REDUCTION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID; STOICHIOMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRECIPITATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUTIONS; TECHNETIUM; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84908138352     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503438e     Document Type: Article

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