A New technique for removing strontium from seawater by coprecipitation with barite

バライトへの共沈反応を用いた海水中のストロンチウムの新しい除去法の開発

徳永 紘平   ; 香西 直文   ; 高橋 嘉夫*

Tokunaga, Kohei; Kozai, Naofumi; Takahashi, Yoshio*

本研究では、有効な処理処分技術が乏しい海水中のストロンチウム(Sr)に対する新規の除去法として、バライトへの共沈反応を用いた手法の開発を行った。これらSrのバライトに対する共沈過程を分子レベルで明らかにし、取り込みに最適な条件を見出すことで、天然海水の条件において液相中のSr(1mg/L)の90%以上(分配係数10000kg/L以上)の除去が達成された。このように、バライトへの共沈反応を用いたSr除去はカルシウムなどの競合イオンを多く含む海水の系においても有効であることが示された。

In the present study, we looked at the removal efficiency of Sr by using barite (BaSO) under various experimental conditions to develop techniques for the direct removal of Sr from seawater. The uptake of Sr by barite was found to be dependent on pH, saturation state, and [Ba]/[SO] ratio in initial aqueous solution, showing that most of the aqueous Sr can be removed from the aqueous solution by adjusting these parameters. However, the effects of ionic strength and competitive ions were negligible, suggesting the effectiveness of its application to removal of Sr from seawater. Batch experiments were also conducted in a seawater system, and a rather high removal efficiency of Sr from seawater (more than 90%) was achieved. Considering its high removal and retention efficiency of Sr in seawater systems, barite is a reliable material for the removal of Sr from seawater.