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Investigation of adsorption mechanism of Mo(VI) by baker's yeast and applicability to the uranium liquid waste treatment process

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Radioactive liquid wastes contaminated by U are generated by solvent extraction of nuclear fuel materials in experiments of reprocessing technologies. We are focusing on baker's yeasts for their excellent metal ions adsorption characteristics, easy handling, and reasonable. We considered that chemically stable uranium oxides could be obtained by thermal decomposition of baker's yeast adsorbed with U, and investigated the waste liquid treatment process using baker's yeast. To clarify the adsorption mechanism, this study analyzed baker's yeast adsorbed with a simulant of the U. Uranium adsorption test was conducted to evaluate adsorption performance and identify issues in engineering-scale liquid waste treatment.

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EXAFS measurements were carried out under the proposal of 2018G573 of the Photon Factory, KEK, Japan. XPS measurements were carried out with the cooperation of the Sector of Fukushima Research and Development, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Miharu-town, Fukushima, Japan.

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  1. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1194, Japan

    Yoichi Arai, Kenta Hasegawa, Sou Watanabe & Masayuki Watanebe

  2. Department of Nuclear Safety Engineering & Cooperative Major in Nuclear, Tokyo City University, 1-28-1, Tamazutsumi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-8557, Japan

    Kazuki Minowa, Haruaki Mastuura & Naoto Hagura

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5, Toyosu, Koutou-ku, Tokyo, 135-8548, Japan

    Kenta Katsuki & Tsuyoshi Arai

  4. Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku,, Sakai-shi, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan

    Yasuhiro Konishi

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Arai, Y., Hasegawa, K., Watanabe, S. et al. Investigation of adsorption mechanism of Mo(VI) by baker's yeast and applicability to the uranium liquid waste treatment process. J Radioanal Nucl Chem (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09278-5

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