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In situ electrochemical synthesis of Ni–Mg–Al–LDHs for the treatment of simulated strontium-containing liquid radioactive waste from nuclear power plants

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In this study, in situ electrochemical synthesis of Ni–Mg–Al–LDHs for the treatment of simulated strontium-containing liquid radioactive waste (LRW) from nuclear power plants. The optimal reaction conditions were obtained by single-factor experiments: initial pH of 12, Mg electrode current density (JMg) of 12.5 mA/cm2, Ni–Mg–Al metal molar ratio (RNi_Mg–Al) of 3:1:1 and reaction temperature (T) of 30 °C. The removal rate of Sr2+ can reach up to 99.65%. The synthetic precipitate was characterized by XRD, FESEM-EDS and FT-IR under optimal reaction conditions. The XRD pattern showed that the main component of the precipitate is Ni–Mg–Al–LDHs. The precipitate was characterized by FESEM to have distinct layered double hydroxides (LDHs) structure. The absorption peaks of O–H bonds, C–O bonds, and M–O–M (M is Ni, Mg and Al) bonds appeared in IR spectrum. The method of in situ electrochemical synthesis of Ni–Mg–Al–LDHs has promising applications in the treatment of LRW.

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Huang, X., Yu, X., Cao, W. et al. In situ electrochemical synthesis of Ni–Mg–Al–LDHs for the treatment of simulated strontium-containing liquid radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 411–420 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09243-2

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