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Removal of Uranium from Uranium Plant Wastewater Using Zero-Valent Iron in an Ultrasonic Field

  • Li, Jing (Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intensification Metallurgy) ;
  • Zhang, Libo (Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intensification Metallurgy) ;
  • Peng, Jinhui (Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intensification Metallurgy) ;
  • Hu, Jinming (Nuclear Group Two Seven Two Uranium Industry Limited Liability Company) ;
  • Yang, Lifeng (Nuclear Group Two Seven Two Uranium Industry Limited Liability Company) ;
  • Ma, Aiyuan (Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intensification Metallurgy) ;
  • Xia, Hongying (Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intensification Metallurgy) ;
  • Guo, Wenqian (Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intensification Metallurgy) ;
  • Yu, Xia (Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Intensification Metallurgy)
  • Received : 2015.09.07
  • Accepted : 2016.01.20
  • Published : 2016.06.25
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Abstract

Uranium removal from uranium plant wastewater using zero-valent iron in an ultrasonic field was investigated. Batch experiments designed by the response surface methodology (RSM) were conducted to study the effects of pH, ultrasonic reaction time, and dosage of zero-valent iron on uranium removal efficiency. From the experimental data obtained in this work, it was found that the ultrasonic method employing zero-valent iron powder effectively removes uranium from uranium plant wastewater with a uranium concentration of $2,772.23{\mu}g/L$. The pH ranges widely from 3 to 7 in the ultrasonic field, and the prediction model obtained by the RSM has good agreement with the experimental results.

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