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In situ electrosynthesis of magnetic Prussian blue/ferrite composites for removal of cesium in aqueous radioactive waste

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In this study prussian blue (PB)/ferrite composites by in situ electrosynthesis were used to remove cesium (Cs) from aqueous radioactive waste. The effect of various reaction conditions on Cs+ removal effect was investigated by measuring residual Cs concentration using ICP-MS, exploring the reaction mechanism by using SEM–EDS, TEM, FT-IR, XRD and VSM. The results show it was feasible to remove Cs+ from simulated radioactive aqueous waste by in situ electrosynthesis of magnetic ferrocyanide composites. The best removal efficiency was 99.70%. The composites consist of a mixture of PB, CsFe[Fe(CN)6] and Fe3O4. Meanwhile, composites can rapidly separated from aqueous waste by magnets.

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The authors would like to thank for the help from the analysts at Center of Analysis and Test, Laboratory for Resource and Environmental Education, and School of Chemical Engineering in East China University of Science and Technology.

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    Guangtuan Huang, Jingwen Chen, Panpan Dou, Xing Yang & Lehua Zhang

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Huang, G., Chen, J., Dou, P. et al. In situ electrosynthesis of magnetic Prussian blue/ferrite composites for removal of cesium in aqueous radioactive waste. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 323, 557–565 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06966-z

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