Development of fluorinated ligands for uranium recovery from radioactive liquid waste

Arai, Yoichi  ; Goto, Yasuhiro; Watanabe, So  ; Agou, Tomohiro*; Arai, Tsuyoshi*; Katsuki, Kenta*; Fukumoto, Hiroki*; Hoshina, Hiroyuki*; Seko, Noriaki*

Radioactive liquid waste containing nuclear fuel materials and chemical reagents is stored in nuclear facilities. To eliminate the radioactivity of the radioactive liquid waste, we developed RFIDA, a new perfluoroalkyl (RF)-based ligand with a basic structure of iminodiacetic acid (IDA). In this study, an adsorption test was conducted by impregnating RFIDA into porous silica with a polymer was conducted to confirm that the synthesized RFIDA adsorbs cations. The results confirmed that RFIDA exhibits the ability to adsorb or elute uranium depending on the nitric acid concentration.