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Title: Process for cesium decontamination and immobilization

Patent ·
OSTI ID:866857

Cesium can be selectively recovered from a nuclear waste solution containing cesium together with other metal ions by contact with a modified phlogopite which is a hydrated, sodium phlogopite mica. Once the cesium has entered the modified phlogopite it is fixed and can be safely stored for long periods of time.

Research Organization:
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-85ER45204
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
4,808,318
Application Number:
07/185,222
OSTI ID:
866857
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1988 Apr 25
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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