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Applicability of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone adsorbent to treatment process of wastes containing uranium

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In order to assess the feasibility of method for recovering U from wastes containing uranium (scrap uranium) using polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) adsorbent, we have examined the adsorption and desorption behavior of metal species in HCl aqueous solutions dissolving scrap uranium. It was found that the U(VI) species are selectively adsorbed onto PVPP regardless of the presence of a large amount of Na(I) and Al(III), that the adsorbed U(VI) species are desorbed from PVPP column selectively by water. From these results, the PVPP resin is expected to be used as the adsorbent in the treatment process of scrap uranium.

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The authors are grateful to members of the Waste Management Engineering Section, Environmental Research and Development Department, Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Sector of Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management, Japan Atomic Energy Agency.

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  1. Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1550 Kamisaibara Kagamino-cho, Tomata-Gun, Okayama, 708-0698, Japan

    Yusuke Ohashi, Shion Ando & Yoshio Tanaka

  2. Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan

    Masayuki Harada

  3. Department of Nuclear Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University, 4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka-Shi, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan

    Noriko Asanuma & Yasuhisa Ikeda

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Ohashi, Y., Harada, M., Asanuma, N. et al. Applicability of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone adsorbent to treatment process of wastes containing uranium. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 311, 491–502 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-5017-9

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