Adsorption of U(VI) by multilayer titanate nanotubes: Effects of inorganic cations, carbonate and natural organic matter

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 286, Issue , 2016, Pages 427-435

  Liu, Wen ^a,b   Zhao, Xiao ^a   Wang, Ting ^b   Zhao, Dongye ^a,c   Ni, Jinren ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ion exchange; Radioactive chemical; Radionuclide; Titanate nanotube; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ION EXCHANGE; MULTILAYERS; NANOTUBES; NITRIC ACID; OXIDE MINERALS; RADIOISOTOPES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM METALLOGRAPHY; URANIUM; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; REMOVAL AND RECOVERIES; TEM CHARACTERIZATION; TITANATE NANOTUBES;

TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84947066153     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.10.094     Document Type: Article

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