Facilitated ion transport through cellulose triacetate-based polymer inclusion membranes: A promising method for treatment of nuclear wastewater

  • Samuel P.Kusumocahyo (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) ;
  • Toshiyuki Kanamori (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) ;
  • Kim, io-Sumaru (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) ;
  • Toshio Shinbo (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)) ;
  • Hideto Matsuyama (Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology) ;
  • Masaaki Teramoto (Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology)
  • Published : 2004.05.01

Abstract

The large quantity of liquid wastes from nuclear industries such as nuclear power plants would become a serious storage problem in view point of the environmental safety. The liquid wastes should be concentrated to a smallest possible volume before the storage. The use of supported liquid membranes (SLMs) for this purpose is very attractive [1,2], however loss of solvent and carrier in the surrounding solutions limits the stability of SLMs and hinders their commercial application in the industries.(omitted)

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