An experimental and ab initio study on the abiotic reduction of uranyl by ferrous iron

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-172

  Taylor, S D ^a   Marcano, M C ^a   Rosso, K M ^b   Becker, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

EID: 84924369462     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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