Alternative Non-Acid Eluants for Spherical Resorcinol-Formaldehyde
Abstract
Small-column ion exchange (SCIX) units installed in or near high-level waste tanks to remove Cs-137 from highly alkaline solutions are among the waste treatment plans in the DOE Complex. Spherical Resorcinol-Formaldehyde (sRF) is the ion exchange (IX) resin under consideration for SCIX at the Hanford site. The elution step of the multi-step IX process is typically done with nitric acid. An acid eluant is a potential hazard in the event of a spill, leak, etc. because the waste tanks are made of carbon steel. Corrosion and associated structural damage may ensue. A non-acid eluant may be a viable alternative. It will eliminate the need for special acid handling requirements within the tank farms.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1011849
- Report Number(s):
- S04-06; SRNL-STI-2010-00671
TRN: US201120%%612
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: EM Waste Processing Technical Exchange 2010, Atlanta, Georgia, November 16 through November 18, 2010
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CARBON STEELS; CORROSION; ION EXCHANGE; NITRIC ACID; RESINS; STORAGE FACILITIES; TANKS; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; SMALL COLUMN ION EXCHANGE (SCIX); SPHERICAL RESORCINOL-FORMALDEHYDE (SRF); NON-ACID ELUANT; CESIUM; WASTE TANKS
Citation Formats
Adu-Wusu, Kofi. Alternative Non-Acid Eluants for Spherical Resorcinol-Formaldehyde. United States: N. p., 2010.
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Adu-Wusu, Kofi. Alternative Non-Acid Eluants for Spherical Resorcinol-Formaldehyde. United States.
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"Alternative Non-Acid Eluants for Spherical Resorcinol-Formaldehyde". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1011849.
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abstractNote = {Small-column ion exchange (SCIX) units installed in or near high-level waste tanks to remove Cs-137 from highly alkaline solutions are among the waste treatment plans in the DOE Complex. Spherical Resorcinol-Formaldehyde (sRF) is the ion exchange (IX) resin under consideration for SCIX at the Hanford site. The elution step of the multi-step IX process is typically done with nitric acid. An acid eluant is a potential hazard in the event of a spill, leak, etc. because the waste tanks are made of carbon steel. Corrosion and associated structural damage may ensue. A non-acid eluant may be a viable alternative. It will eliminate the need for special acid handling requirements within the tank farms.},
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