Development of fluorinated ligands for uranium recovery from radioactive liquid waste

荒井 陽一; 後藤 泰裕; 渡部 創; 吾郷 友宏*; 新井 剛*; 勝木 健太*; 福元 博基*; 保科 宏行*; 瀬古 典明*

Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology (Internet), 8, p.329 - 332, 2025/09

https://doi.org/10.15669/pnst.8.329

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.