School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
New applications of KNiFC-PAN resin for broad scale monitoring of radiocesium following the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2016
Abstract
The absorber KNiFC-PAN, potassium-nickel hexacyanoferrate (II) (KNiFC) bound into modified polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is capable of absorbing radiocesium with up to 99 % recovery. KNiFC-PAN was used to collect cesium during several cruises near Fukushima, Japan, and the U.S. and Canadian west coasts by passing seawater through 5 ml of KNiFC absorber followed by counting on a germanium well detector. Other applications of this resin include in situ collection via the use of the Clio SUPR sampler during a cruise in the Marshall Islands, and development of a wearable device containing the resin.
Recommended Citation
Breier, C.F., Pike, S.M., Sebesta, F. et al. New applications of KNiFC-PAN resin for broad scale monitoring of radiocesium following the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 307, 2193–2200 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4421-x
Publication Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
DOI
10.1007/s10967-015-4421-x
Comments
Reprints and permissions
https://rdcu.be/dN5ZR