• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2019

The adsorption properties of $Cs^+$ and $Cu^{2+}$ ions were evaluated by using a polysulfone scoria zeolite (PSf-SZ) composite with synthetic zeolite synthesized from Jeju volcanic rocks (scoria). In order to investigate the adsorption properties, various parameters, such as pH, contact time, reaction rate, concentration, and temperature in aqueous solutions, were evaluated by tests carried out in batch experiments. The adsorption capacities of $Cs^+$ and $Cu^{2+}$ ions increased between pH 2 but achieved equilibrium at pH 4 and above. The adsorption rate increased rapidly up to the initial 24 h, after which it plateaued ; the adsorption rate then sustained at equilibrium from 48 h. The adsorption kinetics of $Cs^+$ and $Cu^{2+}$ ions were described better by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model than the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The Langmuir model fitted the adsorption isotherm data better than the Freundlich model. The maximum adsorption capacities of $Cs^+$ and $Cu^{2+}$ ions obtained from the Langmuir model were 53.8 mg/g and 84.7 mg/g, respectively. The calculated thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption of $Cs^+$ and $Cu^{2+}$ ions on PSf-SZ was feasible, spontaneous and endothermic reaction.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2017

Cesium (Cs) generated by nuclear accidents is one of the most hazardous radionuclides because of its gamma radiation and long half-life. Especially, when Cs is exposed on the soil environments, Cs is mainly adsorbed on the topsoil and is strongly combined with tiny soil particle including clay minerals. The adsorption of Cs onto soil can vary depending on various physicochemical properties of soil. In this study, the adsorption characteristics between soil and Cs were investigated according to various physicochemical properties of soil including organic matter contents, cation exchange capacity (CEC), soil particle size, and the types of clay minerals. Soil organic matter inhibited the adsorption of Cs onto the soil because organic matter was blocking the soil surface. In addition, it was estimated that the CEC of the soil influenced the adsorption of Cs onto the soil. Moreover, more Cs was adsorbed as the soil particles size decreased. It was estimated that Cs was mostly adsorbed onto the topsoil, this is related to the clay mineral. Therefore, soil organic matter, CEC, soil particle size, and clay minerals are considered the key factors that can influence the adsorption characteristics between soil and Cs.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.127-130
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• 2015

Since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Prussian blue (PB) has attracted increasing attention as a material for use in decontaminating the environment. We have focused the fundamental mechanism of specific $Cs^+$ adsorption into PB in order to develop high-performance PB-based $Cs^+$ adsorbents. The ability of PB to adsorb Cs varies considerably according to its origin such as what synthesis method was used, and under what conditions the PB was prepared. It has been commonly accepted that the exclusive abilities of PB to adsorb hydrated $Cs^+$ ions are caused by regular lattice spaces surrounded by cyanido-bridged metals. $Cs^+$ ions are trapped by simple physical adsorption in the regular lattice spaces of PB. $Cs^+$ ions are exclusively trapped by chemical adsorption via the hydrophilic lattice defect sites with proton-exchange from the coordination water. Prussian blue are believed to hold great promise for the clean-up of $^{137}Cs$ contaminated water around nuclear facilities and/or after nuclear accidents.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2018

세슘은 물속에서 고상보다는 이온이나 착염 등 용존 형태로 존재하는 특성이 강하여, 오염 수계로부터 세슘 제거가 어려운 것으로 알려져 있다. 최근 많은 연구들이 수계 내에서 세슘의 제거효율이 높은 흡착제를 개발하는데 집중하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대나무 활성탄을 흡착제로 사용하여 수계 내에 존재하는 세슘을 효과적으로 제거하는 실내실험을 실시하였다. 수용액으로부터 대나무 활성탄의 세슘 제거효율을 측정하고, 최적의 세슘 제거능을 가지는 흡착 조건을 도출하고자 다양한 조건에서 흡착 배치실험을 수행하였다. 국내에서 유통되고 있는 5 종류의 대나무 활성탄의 표면 특성을 SEM-EDS와 XRD 분석으로 규명하였으며, 이 중에서 비표면적이 큰 3 종류의 대나무 활성탄을 대상으로 세슘 제거 배치실험을 실시하였다. 다양한 초기 세슘 농도를 가지는 인공수(0.01~10 mg/L 범위)를 대상으로 대나무 활성탄에 의한 수용액 내 세슘 제거량을 측정하여 제거효율을 계산하였고, 두 종류의 흡착 등온식들을 흡착 배치실험 결과에 대응시켜 흡착 상수값을 결정함으로서, 대나무 활성탄의 세슘 흡착 특성을 규명하였다. FE-SEM 분석 결과, 대나무 활성탄은 표면이 다수의 기공을 포함하는 대나무의 섬유질 조직을 그대로 유지하는 입자들로 구성되어, 이들 섬유질 조직 내 다양한 형태의 기공들과 엽상조직 표면들이 주요 세슘 흡착공간인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 흡착 배치실험 결과, C type 대나무 활성탄의 세슘 제거효율이 가장 높았는데, 특히 수용액의 세슘 초기 농도가 1.0 mg/L 이하인 경우에도 75 % 이상(최고 82 %)을 나타내어, 원전사고 등에 의해 오염된 현장 지하수나 지표수(해수 포함)의 세슘농도가 대부분 1.0 mg/L 이하임을 고려하면, 실제 오염수 정화 가능성이 높을 것으로 밝혀졌다. 수용액의 온도는 $5-15^{\circ}C$ 범위, pH는 3-11 범위에서 높은 세슘 제거효율이 일정하게 유지되는 것으로 나타나 다양한 오염수에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 흡착 배치실험 결과는 Langmuir 흡착모델과 유사하였으며, C type 대나무 활성탄의 최대흡착농도($q_m:mg/g$)값은 63.4 mg/g으로 기존의 상용화된 흡착제 값보다 높았고, 수용액의 초기 세슘 농도가 1.0 mg/L이하인 경우 표면흡착률(surface coverage) 값도 낮게 유지되어, 적은 양의 세슘으로 오염된 수계를 효과적으로 정화할 수 있음을 입증하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.3017-3026
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• 2022

The ¹³¹Cs radioisotope with a short half-life time and high average radiation energy can treat the cancer effectively in prostate brachytherapy. The typical ¹³¹Cs production processes have a separation step of the cesium from ¹³¹Ba to obtain a high specific radioactivity. Herein, we suggested a novel ¹³¹Cs separation method based on the Ba²⁺ adsorption of alginate beads. It is necessary to reduce the affinity of alginate beads to cesium ions for a high production yield. The carboxyl group of the alginate beads was replaced by a sulfonate group to reduce the cesium affinity while reinforcing their affinity to barium ions. The modified beads exhibited superior Ba²⁺ adsorption performances to native beads. In the fixed-bed column tests, the saturation time and adsorption capacity could be estimated with the Yoon-Nelson model in various injection flow rates and initial concentrations. In terms of the Cs elution, the modified alginate showed better performance (i.e., an elution over 88%) than the native alginate (i.e., an elution below 10%), indicating that the functional group modification was effective in reducing the affinity to cesium ions. Therefore, the separation of cesium from the barium using the modified alginate is expected to be an additional option to produce ¹³¹Cs.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.1201-1207
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• 2020

This study explored whether MXene (Ti₃C₂T_x) could remove radioactive Cs⁺ from model nuclear wastewater. Various adsorption tests were performed and the physical aspects of the interaction were investigated. We varied the MXene dosage, Cs⁺ initial concentration, solution pH, solution temperature and exposure time. MXene adsorption exhibited very fast kinetics, based on the fact that equilibrium was achieved within 1 h. MXene exhibited an outstanding adsorption capacity (148 mg g^-1) at adsorbent and adsorbate concentrations of 5 and 2 mg L^-1, respectively, at neutral pH condition (i.e., pH 7). We explored Cs⁺ adsorption by MXene in the presence of four different ions (NaCl, KCl, CaCl₂ and MgCl₂) and three different organic acids (sodium oleate, oxalic acid, and citric acid). The Cs⁺ removal rate changed in the presence of these components; adsorption of Cs⁺ by MXene thus involved ion exchange, supported by both Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. We confirmed that MXene was re-usable for at least four cycles. MXene is cost-effective and practical when used to adsorb radionuclides (e.g., Cs⁺) in nuclear wastewater.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2000년도 제18회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.155-155
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• 2000

Adsorption of alkali metals on a silicon surface has attracted much attention due to its importance in metal-semiconductor interface technology, In particular, the bonding nature of alkali metal to silicon substrate has been a focus of fundamental research efforts. We examined the adsorbed layer of Cs on a Si(111)-(7$\times$) surface by reactive ion scattering (RIS) of hyperthermal Cs+ beams. RIS from a Cs-adsorbed surface gives rise to Cs, representing pickup of surface Cs by Cs projectile. The Cs intensity is proportional to surface coverage of Cs at a high substrate temperature (473 K), while it varies anomalously with Cs coverage at low temperatures (130-170 K). This observation indicates that RIS selectively detects metallic Cs on surface, but discriminates ionic Cs. Transition from ionic to metallic Cs adlayer is driven by thermal diffusion of Cs and their clustering process.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 AMP와 $MnO_2$에 대한 해수중 방사성 핵종 및 안정원소들의 흡착율을 검토하였다. $^{137}Cs$, $^{85}Sr$ 및 $^{131}I$에 대한 AMP의 흡착율은 각각 97.5%, 11.8% 및 15.1%를 나타낸 반면, 기타 다른 핵종 및 원소에 대한 흡착율은 6% 미만이었다. $MnO_2$에 대한 흡착율은 $^{40}K$, $^{137}Cs$ 및 $^{203}Hg$를 제외한 대부분의 방사성핵종 및 안정원소에 대해 90% 이상이였으나, $^{40}K$, $^{137}Cs$ 및 $^{203}Hg$의 흡착율은 8% 미만이였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2022

Zeolitic material, Z-Y3, was synthesized from coal fly ash (CFA) under low-alkaline conditions (NaOH/CFA ratio = 0.3 and NaOH solution concentrations of 0.0, 0.5, and 1.0 M) using a fusion/hydrothermal method. The adsorption capacities of the fabricated Z-Y3 samples for Cs and Sr ions and the desorption capacity of Na ions were evaluated. The XRD patterns of the Z-Y3 sample fabricated using a 1.0 M NaOH solution (Z-Y3 (1.0 M)) indicated the successful synthesis of a zeolitic material, because the diffraction peaks of Z-Y3 coincided with those of the Na-A zeolite in the 2θ range of 7.18-34.18. Moreover, the SEM images revealed that morphology of the Z-Y3 (1.0 M) sample, which presented zeolitic materials characteristics, consisted of sharp-edged cubes. The adsorption isotherms of Cs and Sr ions on all the fabricated Z-Y3 samples were described using the Langmuir model, and the maximum adsorption capacities of Cs and Sr were calculated to be 0.14-0.94 mmol/g and 0.19-0.78 mmol/g, respectively. The desorption of Na ions from the Cs and Sr ions adsorbed Z-Y3 samples followed the Langmuir desorption model. The maximum desorption capacities of Na ions from the Cs and Sr ions adsorbed Z-Y3 (1.0 M) samples were 1.28 and 1.49 mmol/g, respectively.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2005

Cs$^{+}$ 이온에 대해 선택성을 갖는 ferrocyanide-음이온 교환수지를 제조하여 모의 제 염폐액 내에 존재하는 Cs$^{+}$ 이온에 대한 흡착실험을 수행하였다. 제조된 이온교환 수지가 citric acid를 주제염제로 하는 제염폐액 내에 존재하는 Cs+ 이온에 대한 흡착능력은 상용 양이온교환수지에 비해 4배 이상 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 모의 제염폐액과 선택성 이온교환수지를 접촉시킨 후 360분이 경과하면 금속이온에 대한 흡착반웅이 평형에 도달하였다. 본 연구범위에서 Co$^{2+}$ 이온농도가 필요이상 증가하게 되면 Cs$^{+}$ 이온의 흡착율은 감소하였다. 과산화수소와 히드라진을 사용한 선택성 폐 이온교환수지의 재생실험 결과 전기중성화조건을 만족시키기 위해 Cs$^{+}$ 이온이 수지로부터 용출됨을 확인하였고 열화없이 재 사용가능성을 확인하였다.