화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.82, 261-268, February, 2020
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.10.022  Export Citation
Impact of copper(II) on activation product removal from reactor decommissioning effluents in South Korea
J.T.M. Amphlett1, 2, †, S.E. Pepper1, A.L. Riley1, L.M. Harwood3, J. Cowell3, K.R. Whittle4, T.S. Lee5, and M.D. Ogden1
  • 1Separations and Nuclear Chemical Engineering Research (SNUCER), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, UK
  • 2Nuclear and Quantum Engineering Department, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Kore, UK
  • 3Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom, UK
  • 4School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, UK
  • 5Department of Organic Materials Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
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Decommissioning is one of the most important phases in the life of a nuclear reactor, having a major influence on public perception of such technology. Therefore, development of technologies that make decommissioning more safe, effective and efficient is integral to the success of the nuclear industry. In this paper, phosphonic acid functionalised silica has been studied to determine its suitability for treating nuclear decommissioning effluents produced in the HYBRID process, developed in South Korea. Cu2+ recovery from HCl media in both static and dynamic modes was investigated, as well as the effect of Cu2+ on Co2+ and Ni2+ recovery in a column loading system. Isothermal loading studies predicted a maximum loading capacity for Cu2+ of 22.82 mg g-1, however complex loading behaviour was observed. Cu2+ sorption followed pseudo-second order kinetics with rapid uptake. Thermodynamic parameters have been extracted from collected kinetic data. Cu2+ outcompetes both Co2+ and Ni2+ for binding to the silica in column studies, which has implications for the use of phosphonic acid functionalised silica in treating decommissioning effluents. This work presents initial lab scale experiments, but shows the potential of Si based extractants for use in metals recovery in the nuclear industry.
Keywords:Ion exchange;Copper;Nickel;Cobalt;Functionalised silica;Nuclear decommissioning
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