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http://dx.doi.org/10.7733/jkrws.2011.9.2.63

Precipitation-Filtering Method for Reuse of Uranium Electrokinetic Leachate  

Kim, Gye-Nam (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Shon, Dong-Bin (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Park, Hye-Min (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, Ki-Hong (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Ki-Won (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Moon, Jeik-kwon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.9, no.2, 2011 , pp. 63-71 More about this Journal
Abstract
A large volume of uranium electrokinetic leachate has been generated during the electrokinetic decontamination to remove uranium from contaminated soil. The treatment technology for the reuse of the uranium leachate was developed. The concentration of uranium in the generated uranium leachate was 180 ppm and concentrations of Mg(II), K(I), Fe(II), and Al(III) ions ranged from 20 ppm to 1,210 ppm. The treatment process for uranium leachate consisted mainly of mixing and cohesion, precipitation, concentration, and filtration. In order to obtain the pH=11 of a precipitate solution, the calcium hydroxide needs to be 3.0g/100ml and the sodium hydroxide needed to be 2.7g/100ml. The results of several precipitation experiments showed that a mixture of NaOH+0.2g alum+0.15g magnetite was an optimal precipitant for filtration. The average particle size of precipitate with NaOH+alum+0.15g magnetite was $600\;{\mu}m$. Because the total value of metal concentrations in supernatant at pH=9 was the smallest, sodium hydroxide should be added with 0.2g alum and 0.15g magnetite for pH=9 of leachate.
Keywords
uranium; electrokinetic; leachate; cohesion; precipitation; filtration;
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