Initial evaluation of Sandia National Laboratory-prepared crystalline silico-titanates for cesium recovery
Abstract
Pacific Northwest Laboratory initiated a study of a new class of inorganic ion exchange materials that selectively extracts cesium (Cs), strontium (Sr), and plutonium (Pu) from alkaline radioactive waste solutions. These materials, identified as crystalline silico-titanates (CST), were developed by scientists at the Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) and Texas A&M. This report summarizes preliminary results for the measurement of batch distribution coefficient (K{sub d}) values for the powdered CST materials compared to previously tested ion exchange materials: IONSIV IE-96 (a zeolite produced by UOP), CS-100 (an organic resin produced by Rohm and Haas), and BIB-DJ (a new resorcinol-formaldehyde organic resin produced by Boulder Scientific). Excellent results were obtained for CST inorganic exchangers that could be significant in the development of processes for the near-term pretreatment of Hanford alkaline wastes. The following observations and conclusions resulted from this study: (1) Several CST samples prepared at SNL had a higher capacity to remove Cs from solution as compared to BIB-DJ, IE-96, and CS-100. (2) Cesium distribution results showed that CST samples TAM-40, -42, -43, -70, and -74 had {lambda} values of {approximately}2,200 ({lambda} = Cs K{sub d} {times} {rho}{sub b}; where {lambda} represents the number of exchanger bed volumes of feed thatmore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10192775
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-8847
ON: DE94002382; TRN: 93:024183
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Oct 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; CESIUM; REMOVAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; ION EXCHANGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; DECONTAMINATION; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; STRONTIUM; PLUTONIUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; 052001; 400105; WASTE PROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCEDURES
Citation Formats
Bray, L A, Carson, K J, and Elovich, R J. Initial evaluation of Sandia National Laboratory-prepared crystalline silico-titanates for cesium recovery. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web. doi:10.2172/10192775.
Bray, L A, Carson, K J, & Elovich, R J. Initial evaluation of Sandia National Laboratory-prepared crystalline silico-titanates for cesium recovery. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10192775
Bray, L A, Carson, K J, and Elovich, R J. 1993.
"Initial evaluation of Sandia National Laboratory-prepared crystalline silico-titanates for cesium recovery". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10192775. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10192775.
@article{osti_10192775,
title = {Initial evaluation of Sandia National Laboratory-prepared crystalline silico-titanates for cesium recovery},
author = {Bray, L A and Carson, K J and Elovich, R J},
abstractNote = {Pacific Northwest Laboratory initiated a study of a new class of inorganic ion exchange materials that selectively extracts cesium (Cs), strontium (Sr), and plutonium (Pu) from alkaline radioactive waste solutions. These materials, identified as crystalline silico-titanates (CST), were developed by scientists at the Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) and Texas A&M. This report summarizes preliminary results for the measurement of batch distribution coefficient (K{sub d}) values for the powdered CST materials compared to previously tested ion exchange materials: IONSIV IE-96 (a zeolite produced by UOP), CS-100 (an organic resin produced by Rohm and Haas), and BIB-DJ (a new resorcinol-formaldehyde organic resin produced by Boulder Scientific). Excellent results were obtained for CST inorganic exchangers that could be significant in the development of processes for the near-term pretreatment of Hanford alkaline wastes. The following observations and conclusions resulted from this study: (1) Several CST samples prepared at SNL had a higher capacity to remove Cs from solution as compared to BIB-DJ, IE-96, and CS-100. (2) Cesium distribution results showed that CST samples TAM-40, -42, -43, -70, and -74 had {lambda} values of {approximately}2,200 ({lambda} = Cs K{sub d} {times} {rho}{sub b}; where {lambda} represents the number of exchanger bed volumes of feed that can be loaded on an ion exchange column) at a pH value >14. (3) Cesium distribution values for CST exchangers doubled as the aqueous temperature decreased from 40{degrees} to 10{degrees}C. (4) Crystalline silico-titanates have the capacity to remove Cs as well as Sr and Pu from alkaline wastes unless organic complexants are present. Experimental results indicated that complexed Sr was not removed, and Pu is not expected to be removed.},
doi = {10.2172/10192775},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10192775},
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number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}