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The study of the behavior of 137Cs131I in the presence of MCl (M = NH4 +, K+, Ag+, and Cu+) in the water vapor-gas phase showed that CsI aerosols are localized in the MCl matrix owing to both agglomeration cocrystallization [137Cs131I-MCl systems (M = K+, Ag+, NH4 +)] and agglomeration capture [137Cs131I-CuCl system]. The main advantage of the first process is formation of crystalline globules encapsulating radioiodine in their bulk, which prevents transformation of radioiodine into elemental iodine and methyl iodide.
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Kulyukhin, S.A., Mikheev, N.B., Kamenskaya, A.N. et al. Cocrystallization of Radioiodine Compounds from the Gas Phase. Radiochemistry 43, 580–585 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014807924733
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