TY - JOUR
T1 - Prussian blue (PB) granules for cesium (Cs) removal from drinking water
AU - Chen, Guan-Ru
AU - Chang, Yin-Ru
AU - Liu, Xiang
AU - Kawamoto, Tohru
AU - Tanaka, Hisashi
AU - Kitajima, Akiko
AU - Parajuli, Durga
AU - Takasaki, Mikihiro
AU - Yoshino, Kazunori
AU - Chen, Man-Li
AU - Lo, Yu-Kuo
AU - Lei, Zhongfang
AU - Lee, Duu-Jong
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PY - 2015/3/25
Y1 - 2015/3/25
N2 - Cesium (Cs) removal from tap water has become an emerging issue after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Prussian blue (PB), a pigment crystal with a cage size similar to the hydration radius of Cs+, is used in this study for the first time to remove Cs from drinking water. Adsorption isotherms of Cs on PB granules, which were determined at room temperature, fit Langmuir equations. The Cs-PB affinity was high, tolerating the challenge from competing ions and hypochlorite. Column tests and simulated rapid sand filter tests indicate that PB granules are highly efficient Cs adsorbents with low water head loss during applications. Possible scenarios for using PB granules as a Cs barrier in waterworks were discussed.
AB - Cesium (Cs) removal from tap water has become an emerging issue after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Prussian blue (PB), a pigment crystal with a cage size similar to the hydration radius of Cs+, is used in this study for the first time to remove Cs from drinking water. Adsorption isotherms of Cs on PB granules, which were determined at room temperature, fit Langmuir equations. The Cs-PB affinity was high, tolerating the challenge from competing ions and hypochlorite. Column tests and simulated rapid sand filter tests indicate that PB granules are highly efficient Cs adsorbents with low water head loss during applications. Possible scenarios for using PB granules as a Cs barrier in waterworks were discussed.
KW - Cesium
KW - Drinking water
KW - Granules
KW - Prussian blue
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U2 - 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.01.040
DO - 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.01.040
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1383-5866
VL - 143
SP - 146
EP - 151
JO - Separation and Purification Technology
JF - Separation and Purification Technology
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