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Title: Crystal Growth of Alkali Uranyl Borates from Molten Salt Fluxes: Characterization and Ion Exchange Behavior of A 2 (UO 2 )B 2 O 5 (A = Cs, Rb, K)

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Center for Hierarchical Waste form Materials, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
  2. Center for Hierarchical Waste form Materials, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States; Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, New York 14802, United States
  3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
  4. Center for Hierarchical Waste form Materials, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States

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Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Hierarchical Waste Form Materials (CHWM); Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0016574
OSTI ID:
1767600
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 59, Issue 9; ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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