Chau Nguyen Dinh, Van-Hao Duong, Tien Chu Trung, Thanh-Xuan Pham Thi, Truc Nguyen Ngoc, Hoang Ha Nguyen Thi, Que Hoang Dinh, Hung Tran Danh, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa, Tien-Manh Nguyen, Tuvshinsainkhan Ganbaatar, Tibor Kovács
{"title":"Uranium isotopes and several heavy elements in selected waters in Quang Nam-Da Nang provinces, Central Vietnam","authors":"Chau Nguyen Dinh, Van-Hao Duong, Tien Chu Trung, Thanh-Xuan Pham Thi, Truc Nguyen Ngoc, Hoang Ha Nguyen Thi, Que Hoang Dinh, Hung Tran Danh, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa, Tien-Manh Nguyen, Tuvshinsainkhan Ganbaatar, Tibor Kovács","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09733-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09733-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><sup>238</sup>U and <sup>234</sup>U concentrations, <sup>238</sup>U/<sup>234</sup>U ratios and Na, Ca, Mg, K, Al, As, Cd concentrations were measured in selected surface waters (streams, rivers and lakes), ground waters (dug wells) and underground waters (drill wells and thermal waters) in Quang Nam and Da Nang provinces, Central Vietnam. The mineralization was < 500 mg L<sup>−1</sup> and Al, As, Cd contents were a few tenths of µg L<sup>−1</sup>. <sup>234</sup>U and <sup>238</sup>U activities were between 0.47–27.6 mBq L<sup>−1</sup> and 0.6–15.0 mBq L<sup>−1</sup> respectively, these values are lower than WHO recommended limits. Uranium contents trended as U<sub>rivers</sub> < U<sub>streams</sub> < U<sub>lakes</sub> < U<sub>dig wells</sub> < U<sub>thermal water</sub> < U<sub>drill wells.</sub> The <sup>234</sup>U/<sup>238</sup>U ratio ranged from 0.69 to 2.31 with 1.26 on average. For groundwaters, the ratio scattered around one. Effects of Nong Son uranium deposit located in Quang Nam region were not observed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 11","pages":"5687 - 5699"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09733-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142519048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ewa Topyła, Ewelina Chajduk, Zbigniew Samczyński, Marek Trojanowicz
{"title":"Fast separation and determination of 55Fe and 63Ni using chelating resin Chelex 100 for activated parts of nuclear reactors and nuclear forensics","authors":"Ewa Topyła, Ewelina Chajduk, Zbigniew Samczyński, Marek Trojanowicz","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09787-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09787-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, a method for selective separation of <sup>63</sup>Ni and <sup>55</sup>Fe with simultaneous wash-out of <sup>60</sup>Co was developed. Purification of <sup>63</sup>Ni and <sup>55</sup>Fe was carried out using a chelating ion-exchange resin Chelex 100. The elaborated procedure was applied for aqueous and stainless steel matrices. Average recoveries were around 80% for both isotopes, confirmed by ICP-MS and LSC measurements. <sup>60</sup>Co, interfering with the isotopes spectra in the same energy range, was washed-out from the system prior to <sup>63</sup>Ni and <sup>55</sup>Fe separation. The most important advantages over existing methods are short separation time (c.a. 8 h), application of a single chromatographic column and overall simplicity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6515 - 6524"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09787-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the transport and thermodynamic properties of Sr2+ and Cs+ in LiCl–KCl using deep potential molecular dynamics","authors":"Xinyu Zhang, Jia Song, Lve Lin, Yuncong Ding, Xiaorui Xu, Wentao Zhou, Shaoqiang Guo, Dezhong Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09757-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09757-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study used classical and deep potential molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the effects of strontium (Sr) and cesium (Cs) fission products on the properties of LiCl–KCl eutectic salts at temperatures of 723 K, 773 K, and 823 K. The physical properties, ion behavior, and thermodynamics in salt were explored. The results show that density, viscosity, and conductivity change with temperatures and concentrations. In addition, the study also provides a detailed information of the self-diffusion coefficient and activity coefficient of Cs<sup>+</sup> and Sr<sup>2+</sup> in the molten salt, which are of great significance for the electrochemical separation of Sr and Cs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"334 1","pages":"329 - 341"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143109789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sara Vosoughi, Nafise Salek, Ali Bahrami Samani, Simindokht Shirvani Arani, Reza Davarkhah
{"title":"Production of 161Tb as a promising Auger electron emitter in Iran","authors":"Sara Vosoughi, Nafise Salek, Ali Bahrami Samani, Simindokht Shirvani Arani, Reza Davarkhah","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09791-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09791-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><sup>161</sup>Tb is a high-potential emerging radionuclide in targeted radionuclide therapy due to the high emission of Auger electrons. So, efforts to obtain <sup>161</sup>Tb have begun in Iran. To obtain NCA <sup>161</sup>Tb, the development of an effective Gd/Tb separation approach is necessary. In this case, an Ln-resin column was used to separate Tb from the Gd/Tb matrix using the extraction chromatography technique. The results demonstrated that the optimal separation conditions were achieved by separating gadolinium and terbium isotopes using 0.8 and 3N HNO<sub>3</sub> solutions, respectively<i>.</i> The final <sup>161</sup>Tb radionuclide has obtained 81% separation yield, more than 99% radionuclide purity, and 99% radiochemical purity.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6183 - 6191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rong Yang, Ming Lan, Shengyang Feng, Yongming Zhong
{"title":"Numerical prediction of 222Rn exhalation from cement–based materials under accelerated carbonation","authors":"Rong Yang, Ming Lan, Shengyang Feng, Yongming Zhong","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09773-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09773-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A model combined with carbonization and radon migration is proposed to simulate radon exhaled from concrete under standard accelerated carbonization. Considering the diffusion and reaction consumption of CO<sub>2</sub> as well as the diffusion and decay of radon in porous media, the surface radon exhalation rate of the test block is obtained, and the radon diffusion coefficient was modified. The functional relationship between the correction factor and the carbonation depth and carbonation age period under standard accelerated carbonation conditions was established. The revised simulated value was in good agreement with the experimental value.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6391 - 6402"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10967-024-09773-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miao Lei, Jun Zhang, Chang Liu, Junpeng Guo, Ye Li
{"title":"Synthesis of magnetic S-nZVI nanoparticle and its application for the effective removal of radioactive uranium from seawater","authors":"Miao Lei, Jun Zhang, Chang Liu, Junpeng Guo, Ye Li","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09786-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09786-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Herein, S-nZVI was synthesized to remove U(VI) from seawater. At a S/Fe ratio of 0.18 and pH of 5, adsorption of U(VI) reached equilibrium after 20 min with the removal rate of 97.93%. And the maximum adsorption capacity obtained by Langmuir isothermal model was 1177.09 mg/g. Moreover, S-nZVI exhibited selectivity in the presence of interfering ions, regeneration performance in 5 reuse cycles, and high removal efficiency in actual seawater. Mechanism investigations showed that UO<sub>2</sub><sup>2+</sup> uniformly adsorbed on S-nZVI surface was irreversibly reduced and generated UO<sub>2</sub> precipitates due to the electrons provided by S<sup>2−</sup>, S<sub>2</sub><sup>2−</sup> and Fe(II).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6429 - 6440"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparison of the concentrations and geochemical patterns of uranium and rare earth elements (REEs) in soil from, Saudi Arabia","authors":"Meshari Almeshari, Yasser Alzamil, Haitham Alahmad, Khaled Alenazi, Abdulrahman Alhammad, Atef El-Taher","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09737-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09737-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Rare earth elements (REEs) are important tracers used in the modeling of various geochemical processes. This work aims to establish the current contents and geochemical pattern of uranium and rare earth elements in the soil of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. The instrument utilized was the ICPE-9820 Shimadzu Japan, which employs inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) to measure eight REEs (Eu, Hf, La, Lu, Sm, Tb, Yb, and Ce) and uranium. The values of uranium concentrations ranged from 0.07 to 5.72 mg/kg with an average of 3.30 mg/kg. The concentrations of rare earth elements (mg/kg) varied from 6.35 to 0.25 for Eu, 21.2–0.53 for La, 1.74–0.11 for Lu, 5.14–0.20 for Sm, 13.6–0.64 for Tb, 6.42–0.07 for Yb and 13.4–0.87 for Ce. The contents of REEs were in the following arrangement: La > Tb > Ce > Eu > Yb > Sm. The Eu/Sm and La/Lu ratio values ranged from 1.17 to 1.52 and 0.56 to 1.24, respectively. The measured data were compared with similar studies worldwide. This study provides valuable insights into the current status of uranium and rare earth element concentrations in the soil of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. The results can be used to model geochemical processes and serve as a baseline for future environmental monitoring and assessment in the region.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6311 - 6318"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuxin Chen, Yu Zhang, Zihao Liu, Haohai Guan, Cong Huang, Xuebin Su, Rong Hua
{"title":"Synthesis of carbon-coated magnetic nanocomposites and its application for recycling of uranium-containing wastewater","authors":"Yuxin Chen, Yu Zhang, Zihao Liu, Haohai Guan, Cong Huang, Xuebin Su, Rong Hua","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09716-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09716-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>It is very important to properly treat uranium-containing wastewater scattered in the environment. In this study, we used the hydrothermal method to synthesize carbon-coated magnetic Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles and then modified by sodium hydroxide to yield magnetic carbon nanomaterials (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>@HTC-NaOH). The microstructure and chemistry of the material were characterized by TEM and FTIR. We investigated the adsorption behavior of materials for uranium (VI) under different conditions, including pH, contact time, initial uranium concentration, and temperature. The results indicated that this material adsorbs uranium quickly, achieving equilibrium in static adsorption after approximately 225 min. The adsorption behavior was strongly dependent on pH, and the maximum adsorption capacity (457.83 mg/g) was reached at pH 5.5. The initial concentration also had a role in the adsorption behavior. With the gradual increase of the initial concentration of uranium (VI), the adsorption capacity showed an increasing trend and reached saturation at 100 mg/g. Adsorption isotherm could be well fitted by the Langmuir model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. And the results indicated it is a heat-absorbing reaction. Owing to the introduction of Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, the material is magnetic and the solid-liquid separation can be rapidly completed by the pairing of magnets. The new material could be regenerated using HNO<sub>3</sub>, and the adsorption rate could maintain above 75% after five adsorption/regeneration cycles, which illustrated its certain practical application value.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6213 - 6224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of uranium analysis using 140Ba/140La induced from 235U fission reaction","authors":"Jong-Hwa Moon, Seong-Pyo Hong, Kishore B. Dasari","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09769-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09769-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><sup>140</sup>Ba is a fission product of <sup>235</sup>U and decays to <sup>140</sup>La. Analytical method of uranium in geological and environmental samples was investigated by using <sup>140</sup>La from <sup>235</sup>U and the correction factor of <sup>140</sup>La. For the method validation, three kinds of NIST SRMs were chosen and irradiated at the HANARO research reactor. The first and second measurements for the detection of <sup>140</sup>La were performed, and the U content in SRM samples can be determined by two different La concentrations. The relative errors are within 10% of U values in the SRM samples. This method is applied for a NIST SRM 1648a-Urban Particulate Matter, which has no certified value. The measured value of U in SRM 1648a is 4.90 ± 0.20 mg/kg.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6605 - 6608"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tingting Cai, Renchan Lei, Qi Wang, Zhuo Wang, Bing Han
{"title":"Porous poly(amidoxime)-graft-chitosan/graphene oxide hydrogel beads for efficient uranium extraction from seawater","authors":"Tingting Cai, Renchan Lei, Qi Wang, Zhuo Wang, Bing Han","doi":"10.1007/s10967-024-09780-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10967-024-09780-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Freestanding materials with effective seawater uranium extraction performance are urgently needed for the nuclear industry. In this work, porous hydrogel beads were fabricated by compositing poly(amidoxime)-graft-chitosan (PAO-CS) and graphene oxide (GO). The PAO-CS/GO beads integrate the advantages of high-affinity amidoxime moiety, stable interconnected porous skeleton and superior hydrophilicity. The optimized structure and properties endowed PAO-CS/GO beads with a high adsorption capacity (467.07 mg g<sup>−1</sup>), good ion selectivity and recoverability, with 97% extraction efficiency in simulated seawater of different concentrations (8, 16, and 32 ppm). This study emphasizes designing materials with deployment advantages for uranium extraction from seawater.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":661,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry","volume":"333 12","pages":"6351 - 6359"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142778551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}