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A Study on the Separation of Cesium Cations by Using Electrochemical Ion Exchanger of KNiFe(CN)6

KNiFe(CN)6 전기화학적 이온교환체를 이용한 세슘 양이온의 분리에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2012.10.17
  • Accepted : 2012.11.25
  • Published : 2012.11.30
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Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the separation of cesium cations by using an electrochemical ion exchanger of nickel hexacyanoferrate($KNiFe(CN)_6$) film electrode. Potential, current, and charge passing through the cyclic voltammograms were measured in singular and binary solutions of 1.0M $NaNO_3$ and 1.0M $CsNO_3$. Before and after each experiment, the structural morphology and atomic composition of $KNiFe(CN)_6$ were analyzed by SEM and EDS, respectively. The ion selectivity of $KNiFe(CN)_6$ was also observed by the voltammograms and atomic compositions measured in the solution alternated between sodium and cesium. As the result of this study, it was found that the electrically switched $KNiFe(CN)_6$ ion exchanger had the significant advantage of 40 times or longer durability than conventional organic or inorganic ion exchanger. It was also shown that the $KNiFe(CN)_6$ ion exchanger had high selectivity for cesium over sodium.

본 연구에서는 전기화학적 이온교환체 중의 하나인 nickel hexacyanoferrate($KNiFe(CN)_6$) 막 전극을 사용하여 세슘 양이온을 분리하는 실험을 수행하였다. 1.0M $NaNO_3$와 1.0M $CsNO_3$의 단일성분계 및 이성분계 수용액에서 순환전위곡선을 측정하여 전극전위, 전류, 전기량의 변화 거동을 조사하였으며, 실험 전과 후에 $KNiFe(CN)_6$ 막의 구조 형태와 원자조성의 변화를 각각 SEM과 EDS 분석을 통하여 조사하였다. 또한 나트륨과 세슘 용액에서 교대로 이온교환 반응을 수행하여 측정한 순환전위곡선과 원자조성으로부터 $KNiFe(CN)_6$의 이온 선택성을 조사하였다. 본 연구의 실험 결과에 의하면, 전기를 인가한 $KNiFe(CN)_6$ 이온교환체는 화학적 유 무기물 이온교환체에 비해 약 40배 이상의 우수한 내구성을 가짐을 알 수 있었다. 또한 $KNiFe(CN)_6$ 이온교환체는 나트륨보다 세슘에 대해 보다 높은 선택도를 가짐을 확인할 수 있었다.

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