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Pertechnetate removal from aqueous solution using activated carbon modified with oxidizing and reducing agents

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The adsorption mechanism of pertechnetate on activated carbon (AC) has been studied. For this work, the surface of commercial AC was modified using various oxidizing and reducing agents. The changes of surface functional groups were monitored by FT-IR spectroscopy and Boehm titration. The distribution coefficient (Kd) of TcO4− on the modified AC has been determined. In acidic media, the value of Kd slightly increased owing to the reductive treatment of ACs, whereas a large decrease in Kd was observed in case of oxidative treatment of ACs. Based on this work, the previous adsorption mechanisms for TcO4− on AC were examined. As an alternative adsorption mechanism, the adsorption by electrostatic attraction between TcO4− and protonated basic sites on AC surface was proposed.

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This work was supported by the Technical Support Program for SMEs (KAERI, 2016).

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  1. Nuclear Chemistry Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 111 Daedeok-daero-989, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34057, Korea

    Jai-Il Park, Hye-Ryun Cho & Kwang-Soon Choi

  2. Enviro Korea Co., Ltd, Techno 2-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34025, Korea

    Kyoung-Kyun Park

  3. Department of Biotechnology, Hoseo University, 20, Hoseo-ro 79, Baebang-eup, Asan-si, 31499, Korea

    Yeong-Jae Park

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Park, JI., Cho, HR., Choi, KS. et al. Pertechnetate removal from aqueous solution using activated carbon modified with oxidizing and reducing agents. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 316, 1281–1288 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5769-5

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