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Ouchi, Kazuki; Tsukahara, Takehiko*; Brandt, A.*; Muto, Yuki*; Nabatame, Nozomi*; Kitatsuji, Yoshihiro
Analytical Sciences, 37(12), p.1789 - 1794, 2021/12
Times Cited Count：1 Percentile：6.71(Chemistry, Analytical)We attempted to scale down a separation process of uranium (U) using the microchip column loaded with anion exchange resin to develop safety and waste-reducing separation technique. The ideal separation performance of U was obtained by the properly design of a microchannel. The concentration of U in seawater as a real-world sample could be quantified with the prepared microchip column. It indicates that the microchip column is sufficiently practical. Compared to separation of U with a general column, the column size was successfully scaled down to 
1/5000.
Ouchi, Kazuki; Muto, Yuki*; Brandt, A.*; Nabatame, Nozomi*; Tsukahara, Takehiko*; Kitatsuji, Yoshihiro
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The adsorption and elution performance of uranium with the microchip column (length 11 mm, column volume 0.39 
L) loaded an anion exchange resin for faster and safer radioactive waste analysis were investigated. When a mixed sample of lanthanides and uranium was flown on the microchip column at the feed rate of 1 ml h
, uranium could be selectively adsorbed and eluted in about 4 minutes of operation time. This was faster than a conventional column which took several tens of minutes. When this column was applied to uranium separation of the standard seawater, the uranium concentration was determined to be 2.86
0.05 ppb, which was in good agreement with the certified value (2.810.16 ppb). Therefore, the verification test was successful.
Tsukahara, Takehiko*; Brandt, A.*; Watanabe, So; Sano, Yuichi; Takeuchi, Masayuki
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Ouchi, Kazuki; Tsukahara, Takehiko*; Brandt, A.*; Muto, Yuki*; Nabatame, Nozomi*; Koma, Yoshikazu; Kitatsuji, Yoshihiro
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We designed microchannel for packing with aion-exchange resins that can reduce the radiation exposure risk and the secondary radioactive wastes during uranium (U) separation. Two types of microchips were designed to densely pack the microchannels with resins. The microchannels had almost the same cross-sectional area, but different outer circumferences. A satisfactory separation performance could be obtained by arranging more than ca. 10 resins along the depth and width of the microchannels. The separation performance of the microchannel was evaluated using the seawater standard added Cs-133 as a reference of 1F retained water. The measured value of U in the seawater sample was in good agreement with the certified value. These results indicate that a resin-packed microchannel is suitable for determining the U from highly concentrated matrix elements.
