Removal of radioiodine from gas streams by electrolytic scrubbing

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976 · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7138640

Mailen, J C; Horner, D E

Both molecular iodine and methyl iodide can be removed from air streams by electrolytic scrubbing using a solution of cobalt in dilute nitric acid. In a test system, 1350 ml/min of air containing 100 ppM CH/sub 3/I was contacted with 30 ml of 0.1M Co--8M HNO/sub 3/ in an anode compartment that had a current of 4A; this resulted in a decontamination factor (DF) of approximately 100 for iodine. A similar test using molecular iodine in air gave a DF of approximately 600.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
• OSTI ID: 7138640
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 30:3; ISSN NUTYB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDER REACTORS
CLEANING
COBALT
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DECONTAMINATION
DISPERSIONS
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS
LMFBR TYPE REACTORS
MANAGEMENT
METALS
METHYL IODIDE
MIXTURES
NITRIC ACID
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OFF-GAS SYSTEMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
REMOVAL
SCRUBBING
SOLUTIONS
SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING