Korovin V., Pohorielov Yu., Cortina J. L., Shestak Yu., Valiaiev O. Uranium sorption from the solutions simulated radioactively contaminated water using sorbents of different origin
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- Parent Category: Geo-Technical Mechanics, 2024
- Category: Geo-Technical Mechanics, 2024, Issue 168
Geoteh. meh. 2024, 168, 61-70
https://doi.org/10.15407/geotm2024.168.061
URANIUM SORPTION FROM THE SOLUTIONS SIMULATED RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED WATER USING SORBENTS OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN
1Korovin V., 2Pohorielov Yu., 3Cortina J. L., 1Shestak Yu., 1Valiaiev O.
1M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of thethe National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
2Dniprovsky State Technical University
3Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
UDC 541.49:546.791.6+546.73
Language: English
Abstract. The paper presents the research results on uranium recovery from the solutions that simulated radioactively contaminated groundwater in the Centralnyi Yar tailings site and the water accumulated in the basement of building No. 103 at the former Production Union Prydniprovsk Chemical Plant using granular ion exchange resins and sorbents produced by modification of vegetal raw materials. Based on the literature data, we selected resins produced by domestic (Smoly JSC) and foreign (Lanxess, Purolite, DuPont) manufacturers and contained quaternary ammonium, benzylpyridinium, carboxylic and iminodiacetic acid functional groups. In addition, the sorption materials based on phosphorylated vegetal material – crushed kernel of apricot Prunus Armeniaca L. and walnut Juglans Regia L. shell – were used during the study. Uranium equilibrium distribution between sorbents and simulated solutions was studied in a static mode using the different portion technique by contacting sorbent portions with 20 cm3 of the simulated solution for 24 hours at a temperature of 20±2 °C. Uranium concentration in the aqueous phase was measured by photocolourimetry with the Arsenazo III indicator. As a result of the study, it was found that resins with iminodiacetic acid functionalities featured the highest sorption capacity compared with other ones. The capacity of sorbents made of phosphorylated vegetal materials significantly decreased with the increase of the simulated solution pH. Experimental data on uranium sorption from simulated solutions by granular sorbents and ones made of phosphorylated vegetal raw materials were processed using the Henry equation. It was determined that the uranium distribution factor for granular sorbents decreased in the following sequence when removing it from the solution simulated the groundwater inside the Centralnyi Yar tailing site (cm3/g): Lewatit MDS TP208 (39 450) > Puromet MTA 6002 (16 250) > AM-p (13 880) > Puromet MTS9300 (14 310) > AMP (12 310) > Ambersep 920U (9 006) > AM-p-2 (6 930) > Lewatit MonoPlus M 500 (6 610) > Purolite A530E (3 830) > Purolite C-115 (1 580) > Lewatit CNP-80 (1 110). The values of the uranium distribution factor were 1 635 (AMF) and 1 074 (OMF) for the sorbents based on phosphorylated vegetal materials when removing uranium from the simulated solution with pH = 3.0, and 129 (AMF) and 140 (OMF) for the simulated one with pH = 8.2.
Keywords: uranium, simulated solutions, sorption, granular sorbent, phosphorylated vegetal raw materials.
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About the authors:
Korovin Vadym, Candidate of Chemical Sciences (Ph.D.), Head of Laboratory of New Technologies for Raw and Industrial Waste Processing, Department of Elastomeric Component Mechanics in Mining Machines, M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IGTM of the NAS of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID 0000-0003-1247-5292
Pohorielov Yurii, Senior Researcher at Sorbent Scientific and Pedagogic Center, Dniprovsk State Technical University State Higher Education Institution (DGTU SHEI), Kamianske, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID 0000-0003-2069-1243
Cortina Jose Luis, Ph.D. (Applied Chemical Sciences), Professor in Chemical Engineering, Barcelona East Engineering School, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID 0000-0002-3719-5118
Shestak Yurii,Senior Engineerat the Laboratory of New Technologies for Raw and Industrial Waste Processing, Department of Elastomeric Component Mechanics in Mining Machines, M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IGTM of the NAS of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID 0000-0003-1446-8782
Valiaiev Oleksandr, Engineerat the Laboratory of New Technologies for Raw and Industrial Waste Processing, Department of Elastomeric Component Mechanics in Mining Machines, M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IGTM of the NAS of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID 0000-0001-9882-059X
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