Fast and efficient cesium removal from simulated radioactive liquid waste by an isotope dilution-precipitate flotation process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 275, Issue , 2015, Pages 342-350

  Soliman, Mohamed A ^a   Rashad, Ghada M ^b   Mahmoud, Mamdoh R ^b  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^b Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cesium; Flotation; Precipitation; Radioactive liquid waste; Removal

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOTATION; IRON; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; LIQUIDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; REMOVAL; SEPARATION; SODIUM SULFATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CETYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE; LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PRECIPITATING AGENTS; RADIOACTIVE LIQUID WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTEWATER; SODIUM LAURYL SULFATES; SODIUM TETRAPHENYLBORATE; SOLID LIQUID SEPARATION;

FILTRATION;

EID: 84928346165     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.03.136     Document Type: Article

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