Uranium remediation by ion exchange and sorption methods: A critical review

Johnson Matthey Technology Review

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 59-77

  Rosenberg, Edward ^a   Pinson, Glenn ^a   Tsosie, Ranalda ^a   Tutu, Hlanganani ^b   Cukrowska, Ewa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION EXCHANGERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; URANIUM;

BEST CHOICE; CRITICAL REVIEW; INDUSTRIAL WASTE STREAMS; SOLID-PHASE; SOLID-PHASE SORBENTS;

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 84957606756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20565135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1595/205651316X690178     Document Type: Article

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