Cesium separation from contaminated milk using magnetic particles containing crystalline silicotitantes.
The Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster in 1986 contaminated vast regions of prime grazing land. Subsequently, milk produced in the region has been contaminated with small amounts of the long-lived fission product cesium-137, and the Ukraine is seeking to deploy a simple separation process that will remove the Cs and preserve the nutritional value of the milk. Tiny magnetic particles containing crystalline silicotitanates (CST) have been manufactured and tested to this end. The results show that partitioning efficiency is optimized with low ratios of particle mass to volume. To achieve 90% Cs decontamination in a single-stage process, <3 g of magnetic CST per l milk is sufficient with a 30-min mixing time. A two-stage process would utilize <0.4 g/l per stage. The modeling of the magnetic CST system described herein can be achieved rather simply which is important for deployment in the affected Ukraine region.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- NN
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 942542
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CMT/JA-32377; SPUTFP; TRN: US0902992
- Journal Information:
- Sep. Purif. Technol., Vol. 21, Issue 1-2 ; Nov. 1, 2000; ISSN 1383-5866
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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