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Abstract
Ion exchange resins used in uranium mines for neutral in-situ leaching mining often experience a reduction in their working exchange capacity owing to contamination. Three regeneration techniques–ultrasonic regeneration, (HCl+H2O2) regeneration, and (HCl+H2O2) treatment–ultrasonication regeneration methods–were employed to treat the resin, and the efficiencies of the methods were compared. The results indicated that the combination of (1 mol HCl+0.5% H2O2) treatment with 10 min ultrasonication exhibited the highest regeneration effectiveness. The industrial applicability verification test showed that the combined method improved the working performanceof the resin from 62.50 to 80.88% after regeneration. Regenerating the contaminated resin in the leachate treatment plant can enhance the efficiency operation of the leachate treatment process.
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An international periodical publishing original papers, letters, review papers and short communications on nuclear chemistry. The subjects covered include: Nuclear chemistry, Radiochemistry, Radiation chemistry, Radiobiological chemistry, Environmental radiochemistry, Production and control of radioisotopes and labelled compounds, Nuclear power plant chemistry, Nuclear fuel chemistry, Radioanalytical chemistry, Radiation detection and measurement, Nuclear instrumentation and automation, etc.