Selective uranium adsorption from liquid waste using zeolites

ゼオライトに関する廃液中のウラン吸着特性

松浦 治明*; 麻生 大貴*; 豊崎 綾香*; 浅沼 徳子*; 高畠 容子  ; 星野 貴紀 ; 渡部 創  ; 渡部 雅之

Matsuura, Haruaki*; Aso, Hiroki*; Toyosaki, Ayaka*; Asanuma, Noriko*; Takahatake, Yoko; Hoshino, Takanori; Watanabe, So; Watanabe, Masayuki

Recovery of uranium from the waste solution is one of the important treatments of them. Various kinds of zeolites were selected for the separation of uranium and zirconium, and influence of chemical form of uranium and zirconium in zeolite on adsorption behavior were evaluated to find out an optimal condition for the effective U/Zr separation. Zeolites and zirconium nitrate solutions were shaken. Local structure of zirconium and uranium in adsorbed zeolites were evaluated by extended X-ray absorption fine structure using K and L3 absorption edge at BL27B, PF, KEK, respectively. By the comparison between distribution coefficients of zirconium and uranium, Kd, onto 13X and LZY type zeolites. 13X must be decomposed by solution with larger pH condition. Difference between local structures of zirconium and uranium in 13X was wider than that in LZY, therefore, this fact also supported above discussion. Thus, selective uranium adsorption can be achieved at this condition using LZY zeolite.