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Removal of radioactive methyliodide from the gas stream with a composite sorbent based on polyurethane foam

  • Obruchikov, Alexander V. (Department of High-Energy Chemistry and Radioecology, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia) ;
  • Magomedbekov, Eldar P. (Department of High-Energy Chemistry and Radioecology, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia) ;
  • Merkushkin, Aleksei O. (Department of High-Energy Chemistry and Radioecology, D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia)
  • Received : 2019.07.10
  • Accepted : 2019.10.24
  • Published : 2020.05.25
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Abstract

A composite iodine sorbent was obtained in the form of porous polymer matrix with activated carbon particles impregnated with triethylenediamine deposited on its surface. A comparative assessment of the radioactive methyliodide capturing efficiency by the composite sorbent and a sample of industrial charcoal sorbent was conducted. It was shown that under the selected testing conditions, the hydraulic resistance of the composite sorbent is lower, and the sorption capacity is higher than that of the industrial charcoal sorbent. A method for comparing the effectiveness of iodine sorbents, based on the calculation of the ratio of the sorption capacity index to the minimum capacity index, needed for the required purification degree was proposed.

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