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Yaqub M, Mee-Ngern L, Lee W. Cesium adsorption from an aqueous medium for environmental remediation: A comprehensive analysis of adsorbents, sources, factors, models, challenges, and opportunities. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 950:175368. [PMID: 39122022 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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Considering the widespread and indispensable nature of nuclear energy for future power generation, there is a concurrent increase in the discharge of radioactive Cs into water streams. Recent studies have demonstrated that adsorption is crucial in removing Cs from wastewater for environmental remediation. However, the existing literature lacks comprehensive studies on various adsorption methods, the capacities or efficiencies of adsorbents, influencing factors, isotherm and kinetic models of the Cs adsorption process. A bibliometric and comprehensive analysis was conducted using 1179 publications from the Web of Science Core Collection spanning from 2014 to 2023. It reviews and summarizes current publication trends, active countries, adsorption methods, adsorption capacities or efficiencies of adsorbents, tested water sources, influencing factors, isotherm, and kinetic models of Cs adsorption. The selection of suitable adsorbents and operating parameters is identified as a crucial factor. Over the past decade, due to their notable capacity for Cs adsorption, considerable research has focused on novel adsorbents, such as Prussian blue, graphene oxide, hydrogel, and nanoadsorbents (NA). However, there remains a need for further development of application-oriented laboratory-scale experiments. Future research directions should encompass exploring adsorption mechanisms, developing new adsorbents or their combinations, practical applications of lab-scale studies, and recycling radioactive Cs from wastewater. Drawing upon this literature review, we present the most recent research patterns concerning adsorbents to remove Cs, outline potential avenues for future research, and delineate the obstacles hindering effective adsorption. This comprehensive bibliometric review provides valuable insights into prevalent research focal points and emerging trends, serving as a helpful resource for researchers and policymakers seeking to understand the dynamics of adsorbents for Cs removal from water.
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- Muhammad Yaqub
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Republic of Korea.
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Eun S, Han YS, Kim H, Kim M, Ryu J, Park JH, Lim JM, Kim S. Photoinduced enhancement of 137Cs removal by NiFe Prussian blue analogue-alginate hydrogel. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Kim S, Nam SN, Jang A, Jang M, Park CM, Son A, Her N, Heo J, Yoon Y. Review of adsorption-membrane hybrid systems for water and wastewater treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 286:131916. [PMID: 34416582 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Adsorption is an effective method for the removal of inorganic and organic contaminants and has been commonly used as a pretreatment method to improve contaminant removal and control flux during membrane filtration. Over the last two decades, many researchers have reported the use of hybrid systems comprising various adsorbents and different types of membranes, such as nanofiltration (NF), ultrafiltration (UF), and microfiltration (MF) membranes, to remove contaminants from water. However, a comprehensive evaluation of the removal mechanisms and effects of the operating conditions on the transport of contaminants through hybrid systems comprising various adsorbents and NF, UF, or MF membranes has not been performed to date. Therefore, a systematic review of contaminant removal using adsorption-membrane hybrid systems is critical, because the transport of inorganic and organic contaminants via the hybrid systems is considerably affected by the contaminant properties, water quality parameters, and adsorbent/membrane physicochemical properties. Herein, we provide a comprehensive summary of the most recent studies on adsorption-NF/UF/MF membrane systems using various adsorbents and membranes for contaminant removal from water and wastewater and highlight the future research directions to address the current knowledge gap.
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- Sewoon Kim
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 300 Main Street, SC, 29208, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Army Academy at Yeong-Cheon, 495 Hogook-ro, Kokyungmeon, Yeong-Cheon, Gyeongbuk, 38900, South Korea
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- School of Civil and Architecture Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-16 Gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 440-746, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 447-1, Wolgye-Dong Nowon-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Army Academy at Yeong-Cheon, 495 Hogook-ro, Kokyungmeon, Yeong-Cheon, Gyeongbuk, 38900, South Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Army Academy at Yeong-Cheon, 495 Hogook-ro, Kokyungmeon, Yeong-Cheon, Gyeongbuk, 38900, South Korea.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 300 Main Street, SC, 29208, USA.
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Eun S, Ryu J, Kim H, Hong HJ, Kim S. Simultaneous removal of radioactive cesium and strontium from seawater using a highly efficient Prussian blue-embedded alginate aerogel. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 297:113389. [PMID: 34325366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Radioactive cesium (137Cs) and strontium (90Sr) contaminants in seawater have been a serious problem since the Fukushima accident in 2011 due to their long-term health risks. For the effective and simultaneous removal of radioactive cesium (137Cs) and strontium (90Sr) from seawater, a Prussian blue (PB)-immobilized alginate aerogel (PB-alginate aerogel) was fabricated and its adsorption performance was evaluated. PB nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed in the three-dimensional porous alginate aerogel matrix, which enabled facile contact with seawater. The PB-alginate aerogel exhibited Cs+ and Sr2+ adsorption capacities of 19.88 and 20.10 mg/g, respectively, without substantial interference because Cs+ and Sr2+ adsorption occurred at different adsorption sites on the composite. The Cs+ and Sr2+ adsorption onto the PB-alginate aerogel was completed within 3 h due to the highly porous morphology of the aerogel. The Cs+ and Sr2+ adsorption behaviors on the PB-alginate aerogel were systematically investigated under various conditions. Compared with Cs+ adsorption, Sr2+ adsorption onto the PB-alginate aerogel was more strongly influenced by competing cations (Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and K+) in seawater. 137Cs and 90Sr removal tests in real seawater demonstrated the practical feasibility of the PB-alginate aerogel as an adsorbent.
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- Semin Eun
- Division of Energy Technology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Geologic Environment Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea
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- Nuclear Emergency and Environmental Protection Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Daejeon, 34057, Republic of Korea; Radiochemistry and Nuclear Nonproliferation, University of Science and Technology, 217, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28644, Republic of Korea.
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- Division of Energy Technology, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea; Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, 42988, Republic of Korea.
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Pabby A, Swain B, Sonar N, Mittal V, Valsala T, Ramsubramanian S, Sathe D, Bhatt R, Pradhan S. Radioactive waste processing using membranes: State of the art technology, challenges and perspectives. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2021.1878221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- A.K. Pabby
- INRP(O), Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC, Palghar, Tarapur, India
- Faculty of Chemical Sciences , Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Anushaktinagar, India
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- Faculty of Chemical Sciences , Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Anushaktinagar, India
- INRPC, Nuclear Recycle Board (T), BARC, Maharashtra, Tarapur, India
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- INRP(O), Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC, Palghar, Tarapur, India
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- INRP(O), Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC, Palghar, Tarapur, India
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- INRP(O), Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC, Palghar, Tarapur, India
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- INRP(O), Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC, Palghar, Tarapur, India
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- INRP(O), Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC, Palghar, Tarapur, India
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- INRP(O), Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC, Palghar, Tarapur, India
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Kinetic Studies of Cs+ and Sr2+ Ion Exchange Using Clinoptilolite in Static Columns and an Agitated Tubular Reactor (ATR). CHEMENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering5010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Natural clinoptilolite was studied to assess its performance in removing caesium and strontium ions, using both static columns and an agitated tube reactor (ATR) for process intensification. Kinetic breakthrough curves were fitted using the Thomas and Modified Dose Response (MDR) models. In the static columns, the clinoptilolite adsorption capacity (qe) for 200 ppm ion concentrations was found to be ~171 and 16 mg/g for caesium and strontium, respectively, highlighting the poor material ability to exchange strontium. Reducing the concentration of strontium to 100 ppm, however, led to a higher strontium qe of ~48 mg/g (close to the maximum adsorption capacity). Conversely, halving the column residence time to 15 min decreased the qe for 100 ppm strontium solutions to 13–14 mg/g. All the kinetic breakthrough data correlated well with the maximum adsorption capacities found in previous batch studies, where, in particular, the influence of concentration on the slow uptake kinetics of strontium was evidenced. For the ATR studies, two column lengths were investigated (of 25 and 34 cm) with the clinoptilolite embedded directly into the agitator bar. The 34 cm-length system significantly outperformed the static vertical columns, where the adsorption capacity and breakthrough time were enhanced by ~30%, which was assumed to be due to the heightened kinetics from shear mixing. Critically, the increase in performance was achieved with a relative process flow rate over twice that of the static columns.
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Zhang M, Gu P, Yan S, Liu Y, Zhang G. Effective removal of radioactive cobalt from aqueous solution by a layered metal sulfide adsorbent: Mechanism, adsorption performance, and practical application. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Prajitno MY, Tangparitkul S, Zhang H, Harbottle D, Hunter TN. The effect of cationic surfactants on improving natural clinoptilolite for the flotation of cesium. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 402:123567. [PMID: 32755798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Flotation using cationic surfactants has been investigated as a rapid separation technique to dewater clinoptilolite ion exchange resins, for the decontamination of radioactive cesium ions (Cs+) from nuclear waste effluent. Initial kinetic and equilibrium adsorption studies of cesium, suggested the large surface area to volume ratio of the fine zeolite contributed to fast adsorption kinetics and high capacities (qc = 158.3 mg/g). Adsorption of ethylhexadecyldimethylammonium bromide (EHDa-Br) and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) surfactant collectors onto both clean and 5 ppm Cs+ contaminated clinoptilolite was then measured, where distribution coefficients (Kd) as high as 10,000 mL/g were evident with moderate concentrations CPC. Measurements of particle sizes confirmed that adsorption of surfactant monolayers did not lead to significant aggregation of the clinoptilolite, while < 8% of the 5 ppm contaminated cesium was remobilised. Importantly for flotation, both the recovery efficiency and dewatering ratios were measured across various surfactant concentrations. Optimum conditions were found with 0.5 mM of CPC and addition of 30 μL of MIBC frother, giving a recovery of ∼90% and a water reduction ratio > 4, highlighting the great viability of flotation to separate and concentrate the contaminated powder in the froth phase.
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- Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Choi WS, Cho SH, Lee YJ, Kim YS, Lee JH. Separation behavior of nickel and cobalt in a LiCl-KCl-NiCl2 molten salt by electrorefining process. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhang X, Gu P, Liu Y. Decontamination of radioactive wastewater: State of the art and challenges forward. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 215:543-553. [PMID: 30342399 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Radioactive substances have been widely used in many industrial sectors, e.g. nuclear power station, biomedical engineering, etc. With increasing applications of nuclear technology, more and more radioactive wastewater is being generated via different channels, which indeed is posing an emerging challenge and threat to the environment and human health. Given such a situation, this review attempts to offer a holistic view with regard to the state of the art of technology for decontamination of radioactive wastewater as well as shed lights on the challenges forward. Different from reclamation of other types of wastewaters, the most challenging issue in decontamination of radioactive wastewater is the effective stabilization and solidification of soluble radioactive nuclides present in wastewater, which are critical for final disposal. Moreover, the potential risk of human exposure to wastewater radiation needs to be carefully assessed, and this issue should also be taken into consideration in the selection, design and operation of the radioactive wastewater treatment process. These clearly differentiate the treatment principle of radioactive wastewater from those of traditional industrial and municipal wastewaters. Lastly, the challenges from the perspectives of technology development, environmental and human health impacts and possible solutions forward are also elucidated.
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- Xiaoyuan Zhang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, 637141, Singapore
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore.
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