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Tailored ion Exchange Resins for Combined Cesium and Strontium Removal From Soluble Srp High-Level Waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Martha A. Ebra
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, USA 29808
Richard M. Wallace
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, USA 29808
Darrell D. Walker
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, USA 29808
Roice A. Wille
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina, USA 29808
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Abstract

Novel organic resins that achieve high selectivities for both cesium and strontium have been synthesized. They are condensation polymers of resorcinol and formaldehyde withattached chelating groups. Their column performance compares favorably with that of commercially available resins for either cesium or strontium removal. By combining Cs+ and Sr2+ removal in the same bed, these resins can significantly reduce the size and complexity of proposed facilities for processing defense high-level waste.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1982

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