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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2020.53.5.529

The Cesium Removal Using a Polysulfone Carrier Containing Nitric Acid-treated Bamboo Charcoal  

Rahayu, Ni Wayan Sukma Taraning (Department of Earth Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Seonhee (Department of Earth Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
Tak, Hyunji (Department of Earth Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Kyeongtae (Department of Earth Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
Lee, Minhee (Department of Earth Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.53, no.5, 2020 , pp. 529-542 More about this Journal
Abstract
The cesium (Cs) sorption characteristics of a bead-type polysulfone carrier contained HNO3-treated bamboo charcoal (3 - 5 mm in diameter) in water system were investigated and its Cs removal efficiency as an adsorbent from water was also identified by various laboratory experiments. From the results of batch sorption experiments, the bead-type polysulfone carrier with only 5% HNO3-treated bamboo charcoal (P-5NBC) represented the high Cs removal efficiency of 57.8% for 1 hour sorption time. The Cs removal efficiency of P-5NBC in water after 24 hours reaction maintained > 69% at a wide range of pH and temperature conditions, attesting to its applicability under various water systems. Batch sorption experiments were repeated for P-5NBC coated with two cultivated microorganisms (Pseudomonas fluorescens and Bacillus drentensis), which were typical indigenous species inhabited in soil and groundwater. The Cs removal efficiency for two microorganisms coated polysulfone carrier (BP-5NBC) additionally increased by 19% and 18%, respectively, compared to that of only P-5NBC without microorganisms coated. The average Cs desorption rate of P-5NBC for 24 h was lower than 16%, showing the Cs was stably attached on HNO3-treated bamboo charcoal in so much as its long-term use. The maximum Cs sorption capacity (qm) of P-5NBC calculated from the Langmuir isotherm model study was 60.9 mg/g, which was much higher than those of other adsorbents from previous studies for 1 h sorption time. The results of continuous column experiments showed that the P-5NBC coated with microorganisms packed in the column maintained > 80% of the Cs removal efficiency during 100 pore volumes flushing. It suggested that only 14.7 g of P-5NBC (only 0.75 g of HNO3 treated bamboo charcoal included) can successfully clean-up 7.2 L of Cs contaminated water (the initial Cs concentration: 1 mg/L; the effluent concentration: < 0.2 mg/L). The present results suggested that the Cs contaminated water can be successfully cleaned up by using a small amount of the polysulfone carrier with HNO3-treated bamboo charcoal.
Keywords
Bacillus drentensis; bamboo charcoal; cesium; polysulfone; Pseudomonas fluorescens; radioactive contamination;
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