RESEARCH ARTICLE

An adsorption study of 99Tc using nanoscale zero-valent iron supported on D001 resin

  • Lingxiao FU 1 ,
  • Jianhua ZU , 1 ,
  • Linfeng HE 2 ,
  • Enxi GU 1 ,
  • Huan WANG 1
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  • 1. School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2. Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Shanghai 201203, China

Received date: 02 Nov 2018

Accepted date: 25 Feb 2019

Published date: 15 Mar 2020

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2019 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature

Abstract

Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) supported on D001 resin (D001-nZVI) was synthesized for adsorption of high solubility and mobility radionuclide 99Tc. Re(VII), a chemical substitute for 99Tc, was utilized in batch experiments to investigate the feasibility and adsorption mechanism toward Tc(VII). Factors (pH, resin dose) affecting Re(VII) adsorption were studied. The high adsorption efficiency of Re(VII) at pH= 3 and the solid-liquid ratio of 20 g/L. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed the reduction of ReO4 into ReO2 immobilized in D001-nZVI. Based on the optimum conditions of Re(VII) adsorption, the removal experiments of Tc(VII) were conducted where the adsorption efficiency of Tc(VII) can reach 94%. Column experiments showed that the Thomas model gave a good fit to the adsorption process of Re(VII) and the maximum dynamic adsorption capacity was 0.2910 mg/g.

Cite this article

Lingxiao FU , Jianhua ZU , Linfeng HE , Enxi GU , Huan WANG . An adsorption study of 99Tc using nanoscale zero-valent iron supported on D001 resin[J]. Frontiers in Energy, 2020 , 14(1) : 11 -17 . DOI: 10.1007/s11708-019-0634-y

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11675103 and 91226111).
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