RESORCINOL-FORMALDEHYDE ION EXCHANGE RESIN CHEMISTRY FOR HIGH LEVEL WASTE TREATMENT

Conference · Thu Jan 14 00:00:00 EST 2010

OSTI ID:973590

Nash, C; Duignan, M

A principal goal at the Savannah River Site is to safely dispose of the large volume of liquid nuclear waste held in many storage tanks. In-tank ion exchange technology is being considered for cesium removal using a polymer resin made of resorcinol formaldehyde that has been engineered into microspheres. The waste under study is generally lower in potassium and organic components than Hanford waste; therefore, the resin performance was evaluated with actual dissolved salt waste. The ion exchange performance and resin chemistry results are discussed.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC09-08SR22470
• OSTI ID: 973590
• Report Number(s): SRNL-STI-2009-00508; TRN: US1001929
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste Management 2010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CESIUM
CHEMISTRY
FORMALDEHYDE
ION EXCHANGE
MICROSPHERES
PERFORMANCE
POLYMERS
POTASSIUM
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REMOVAL
RESINS
RESORCINOL
STORAGE
TANKS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES