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Title: Gel bead composition for metal adsorption

Patent ·
OSTI ID:867723

The invention is a gel bead comprising propylene glycol alginate and bone gelatin and is capable of removing metals such as Sr and Cs from solution without adding other adsorbents. The invention could have application to the nuclear industry's waste removal activities.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 4995985
OSTI ID:
867723
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English