Development of a water purifier for radioactive cesium removal from contaminated natural water by radiation-induced graft polymerization

Seko, Noriaki*; Hoshina, Hiroyuki*; Kasai, Noboru*; Shibata, Takuya; Saiki, Seiichi*; Ueki, Yuji*

Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 143, p.33 - 37, 2018/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2017.09.007

Development of grafted adsorbents for Cs removal from natural water source

Seko, Noriaki; Shibata, Takuya; Kasai, Noboru; Ueki, Yuji; Saiki, Seiichi; Hoshina, Hiroyuki

Hoshasen To Sangyo, (138), p.9 - 12, 2015/06

no abstracts in English

Development of an adsorbent for Cs removal synthesized by radiation-induced graft polymerization

Shibata, Takuya; Seko, Noriaki; Amada, Haruyo; Kasai, Noboru; Saiki, Seiichi; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Ueki, Yuji

Nihon Ion Kokan Gakkai-Shi, 26(1), p.9 - 14, 2015/01

https://doi.org/10.5182/jaie.26.9

Recovery of scandium from hot spring water with graft adsorbent containing phosphoric groups

Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Kasai, Noboru; Amada, Haruyo; Takahashi, Makikatsu*; Tanaka, Kazuya*; Seko, Noriaki

Nihon Ion Kokan Gakkai-Shi, 25(4), p.248 - 251, 2014/11

https://doi.org/10.5182/jaie.25.248

Pilot-scale synthesis for radioactive cesium adsorbents by radiation graft polymerization and their field tests

Kasai, Noboru; Iwanade, Akio; Ueki, Yuji; Saiki, Seiichi; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Seko, Noriaki

JAEA-Technology 2013-046, 25 Pages, 2014/02

JAEA-Technology-2013-046.pdf:9.63MB

To remove their radioactive species which have long radioactive half-life from the circumstances as rapidly as possible, we developed novel radioactive cesium adsorbents containing ammonium 12-molybdophosphate, which had adsorption selectivity for cesium ion, by radiation grafting method. The bench-scale equipment 150 times as large volume as laboratory scale was established for graft polymerization. The radioactive cesium adsorbents 1,000 times as large as laboratory scale were successfully synthesized with the bench-scale equipment. Moreover, the adsorption performance with radioactive cesium in environmental water was evaluated at field tests in Fukushima Prefecture. As a result, the adsorbents could successfully remove radioactive cesium dissolved in environmental water below the detection limit of radioactivity concentration.

Hybrid grafted ion exchanger for decontamination of radioactive cesium in Fukushima Prefecture and other contaminated areas

Iwanade, Akio; Kasai, Noboru; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Ueki, Yuji; Saiki, Seiichi; Seko, Noriaki

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 293(2), p.703 - 709, 2012/08

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-1721-2

We have developed a material that can be used to remove cesium (Cs) in Fukushima Prefecture and other contaminated areas. The developed material was prepared by radiation-induced graft polymerization of ammonium 12-molybdophosphate (AMP) and acrylonitrile (AN) onto nonwoven polyethylene fabric. In the batch study, the adsorbent was able to remove 90%, 87% and 64% of Cs from pure water, acidic water and seawater, respectively. In the column study, adsorbent packed in a column with a diameter of 7 mm and a height of 5 cm was able to remove nearly the entire amount of dissolved Cs. The solution (1 ppm Cs at pH 7) was pumped into the column at a space velocity of 300 h, in which the Cs adsorption capacity at the breakthrough point reached 54 g-Cs/kg-adsorbent. Adsorbent packed into a cartridge with a diameter of 4 cm and a height of 3.8 cm was used in a field test on removing dissolved radioactive Cs in Iitate-mura, and this test was conducted successfully.

Development of anion adsorbent for industry application based on biodegradable trunk material

Kasai, Noboru; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Seko, Noriaki; Shibata, Takuya*; Takahashi, Makikatsu*

JAEA-Review 2011-043, JAEA Takasaki Annual Report 2010, P. 46, 2012/01

https://jopss.jaea.go.jp/pdfdata/JAEA-Review-2011-043.pdf

no abstracts in English

Removal of fluorine and boron from groundwater using radiation-induced graft polymerization adsorbent at Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory

Iyatomi, Yosuke; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Seko, Noriaki; Kasai, Noboru; Ueki, Yuji; Tamada, Masao

Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management (ICEM 2010) (CD-ROM), p.485 - 490, 2010/10

https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40099

Decolorization of secondary treated water from livestock urine waste

Takigami, Machiko*; Nagasawa, Naotsugu; Hiroki, Akihiro; Kasai, Noboru; Yoshii, Fumio; Tamada, Masao; Takigami, Shoji*; Shibata, Takuya*; Aketagawa, Yasushi*; Ozaki, Masuo*

Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 35(3), p.647 - 650, 2010/09

https://doi.org/10.14723/tmrsj.35.647

There are many livestock farmers in Gunma Prefecture. Many of the farms are located under Mt. Akagi and Haruna, which attract tourists. Furthermore, rivers around the mountains are source of water supply to metropolitan area. Therefore, the waste treatments are very important. Regulations of smell and COD (chemical oxygen demand) are severe in Gunma Prefecture. Although there is no regulation for color of drain water, color in secondary treated water from livestock urine waste has been one of the major concerns for livestock farmers. The color is a metabolite of microorganisms and not easy to be removed. People have tried to remove the color by ozone treatment, absorption using activated carbon or soils. An absorbent was prepared by radiation grafting; fibers were irradiated with Co -rays and some kinds of monomers were grafted onto the fibers. The absorbent thus prepared were used to decolorize the secondary treated water. The color and COD were removed by the absorbent, however, COD removal was more difficult than decolorization. Degree of grafting (weight increase expressed in % by grafting reaction to initial weight of the fiber), treated water/absorbent ratio, flow rate of treated water, and direction of flow affected color and COD removal. The used absorbent could be used repeatedly after washing.

Development of groundwater treatment method using radiation-induced graft polymerization adsorbent at the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory; Annual report on 2007 fiscal year (Joint research)

Iyatomi, Yosuke; Shimada, Akiomi; Ogata, Nobuhisa; Sugihara, Kozo; Seko, Noriaki; Kasai, Noboru; Hoshina, Hiroyuki; Ueki, Yuji; Tamada, Masao

JAEA-Technology 2009-054, 10 Pages, 2009/11

JAEA-Technology-2009-054.pdf:0.86MB

The concentrations of fluorine and boron dissolved in groundwater pumped from shafts during excavation at the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory (MIU), Tono Geoscience Centre, are reduced to the levels below the environmental standards at a water treatment facility. Collaborative research on groundwater treatment for fluorine and boron has been started by the Environment and Industrial Materials Research Division, Quantum Beam Science Directorate and the Tono Geoscientific Research Unit, Geological Isolation Research and Development Directorate. This is because the Quantum Beam Science Directorate in JAEA has synthesized fibrous adsorbents with radiation-induced graft polymerization and applied them to collect rare metals dissolved in hot springs and sea water. Boron adsorbent synthesized by grafting showed higher removal rate than that of the ion-exchange resin. Additionally, the durability and the repetition use of the boron adsorbent were evaluated to estimate the performance of boron adsorption. Therefore we produced the test equipment to do scale-up test of the adsorbent. Effect of flow rate and the repetition use on the adsorption performance of boron was investigated. As a result, it concluded that adsorption performance did not change even when the flow rate increased from SV 50h to SV 100h. In addition, enough durability was confirmed for the repetition use of the adsorbent. The adsorption performance of the adsorbent was affected by pH of the groundwater especially in alkaline region.