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Title Lanthanum release from the mineral, Rhabdophane, under different pH
Group Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group
Project type thesis
Credits 24-36
Supervisor(s) Miquel Lurling / Maira Nunes Teixeira Mucci
Examiner(s) Miquel Lurling
Contact info miquel.lurling@wur.nl
Begin date 2019/09/01
End date 2020/09/01
Description Lanthanum (La) modified bentonite has been used in lakes to manage eutrophication. The lanthanum in contact with phosphate will form the mineral rhabdophane. Modelling reveals that rhabdophane is stable over a wide range of pH, however this has not been tested experimentally.
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