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Performance of immobilized moss in the removal of 137Cs and 90Sr from actual low-level radioactive waste solutions

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The efficiency of immobilized moss as a bio-sorbent for the removal of 137Cs and 90Sr radionuclides from actual low-level radioactive waste (LLW) solutions was investigated. Preliminary batch experiments with the moss (Funaria hygrometrica) for the sorption of Cs and Sr have shown a pH dependent binding trend from pH 1–13, with maximum binding between pH 5–10. Time dependence of the batch studies showed that a contact time of 30 minutes was sufficient to reach equilibrium. Column experiments for the sorption of Cs and Sr by moss after immobilizing in polymer silica matrix demonstrated that the sorbent is capable of removing considerable amounts of Cs and Sr from actual LLW solutions under constant flow conditions. The adsorption capacity was estimated to be 8.5 mg/g for Cs and 15 mg/g for Sr. These sorbed metal ions from the column could be leached out using 0.20M nitric acid. The regenerated sorbent exhibited relatively the same initial binding capacity of both Cs and Sr even after 3 cycles of reuse.

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    M. V. Balarama Krishna & J. Arunachalam

  2. Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Radiochemistry Division, Mumbai, India

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Krishna, M.V.B., Arunachalam, J., Murali, M.S. et al. Performance of immobilized moss in the removal of 137Cs and 90Sr from actual low-level radioactive waste solutions. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 261, 551–557 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JRNC.0000037095.91380.dd

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