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The feasibility of adsorption and the adsorption behavior of radon on a nanomaterial-based zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) adsorbent were investigated. Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation and four-channel low-background α/β measurement were performed to examine the adsorption kinetics of this adsorbent. Results demonstrated that ZIF-8 is a good adsorbent of radon. Therefore, this adsorbent can be used to significantly reduce the hazardous effects of radon on occupational radiation workers.
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Supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) and the Open Project of Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection (No. KJS1246).
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Wang, XW., Yan, T., Wan, J. et al. Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 as a nanoadsorbent for radon capture. NUCL SCI TECH 27, 9 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-016-0008-7
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