Dyer, A, Hriljac, J, Evans, N, Stokes, I, Rand, P, Kellet, S, Harjula, R, Moller, T, Maher, Z, Heatlie-Branson, R, Austin, J, Williamson-Owens, S, Higgins-Bos, M, Smith, K, O’Brien, L, Smith, N and Bryan, N 2018, 'The use of columns of the zeolite clinoptilolite in the remediation of aqueous nuclear waste streams' , Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 318 (3) , pp. 2473-2491.
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Abstract
Mud Hills clinoptilolite has been used in an effluent treatment plant (SIXEP) at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site. This material has been used to remove 134/137Cs and 90Sr successfully from effluents for 3 decades. Samples of the zeolite have been tested in column experiments to determine their ability to remove radioactive Cs+ and Sr2+ ions under increasing concentrations of competing ions, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+. These ions caused increased elution of Cs+ and Sr2+. Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+ were more effective competitors than Na+. For Na+, it was found that if concentration was reduced, then column performance recovered rapidly.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 1588-2780 |
| Funders: | Sellafield Limited |
| SWORD Depositor: | Publications Router |
| Depositing User: | Publications Router |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Dec 2018 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 00:22 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/49099 |
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