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Zirconyl tungstate ceramic-supported membranes were developed and characterized. The transport process of Cs(I), Sr(II) and La(III) from the anode compartment to the cathode was investigated. The cationic fluxes for Cs(I), Sr(II) and La(III) were found to be 9·10−10, 2.7·10−9 and 2.4·10−9 g·eq·cm−2·s−1, respectively. The transport numbers of these cations were found to be 0.12, 0.07 and 0.09, respectively. Separation of Cs(I), Sr(II) and La(III) was achieved using EDTA as a chelating agent in the anode compartment. Cs(I) was successfully separated with a decontamination factor of 97% from simulated intermediate level liquid waste (ILLW) containing Cs(I) and Sr(II).
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Zaki, E.E., Gasser, M.S. & Aly, H.F. Separation of Cesium from Intermediate Level Waste Solutions Using Zirconyl Tungstate Ceramic-Supported Membranes. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 246, 361–367 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006795128815
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