Jayaprakasam Selvakumar, Kumari Anshul, Padala A. Nishad, Bhaskarapillai Anupkumar, Subramanian Srinivasan, Nethapakkam R. Jawahar, Appadurai L. Rufus, Jayantha K. Gayen, Tulasi V. Krishna Mohan
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Cerium hydroxide, Ce(OH)4 (Ce), has been synthesised and assessed as a Ru-selective adsorbent for treating alkaline radioactive liquid waste. Infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy investigations confirmed the successful formation of nanocrystalline Ce from Ce(NO3)3·6H2O. Selective removal of 106Ru from the ion-exchange effluent of intermediate-level liquid waste (ILW) by Ce was assessed using a high-pure germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray spectrometer. The calculated average distribution coefficient (kD) was ∼200 mL/g. The percentage removal of 106Ru using Ce by varying time, [106Ru] and [Ce] was calculated. The adsorption of 106Ru on Ce follows pseudo-second-order and Freundlich isotherms. The calculated Qmax was 93,584 Bq/g. Accelerated leaching studies of the Ru-laden Ce cement product were carried out and found suitable for transport and disposal. Further, Ce-Polyether sulphone (Ce-PES) and Ce-Chitosan (CeC) composites were prepared and assessed for their Ru-uptake capacity for engineering scale application.