Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption

Fuel elements production by IPEN-CNEN has a perspective to be increased to attend Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor, under construction. This production generates liquid waste that requires proper treatment to minimize environmental impacts, promoting more sustainable practices. Considering the rise on...

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Main Authors: Amanda Caroline Patricio Cardoso, Rafael Henrique Lazzari Garcia, Elita Fontenele Urano de Carvalho, Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, Yasko Kodama
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Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2607
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author Amanda Caroline Patricio Cardoso
Rafael Henrique Lazzari Garcia
Elita Fontenele Urano de Carvalho
Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
Yasko Kodama
author_facet Amanda Caroline Patricio Cardoso
Rafael Henrique Lazzari Garcia
Elita Fontenele Urano de Carvalho
Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
Yasko Kodama
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description Fuel elements production by IPEN-CNEN has a perspective to be increased to attend Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor, under construction. This production generates liquid waste that requires proper treatment to minimize environmental impacts, promoting more sustainable practices. Considering the rise on nuclear power energy generation, and that there is global lack of terrestrial uranium sources, the increasing demand for this element has been leading to uranium exploit alternatives. So, several researches are available on uranium adsorption from sea water. Adsorption is one of process for removing metals from wastewater, due to its high selectivity and low environmental impact. Taking into account this scenary, in this study, Winged Polypropylene (WPP) fabric was grafted via ionizing radiation (RIG) with the monomer Bis[2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] phosphate (B2MP). RIG promotes functionalization of WPP with phosphate groups that are prone to capture U from solution. Synthesized WPP-g-polyB2MP membranes were characterized by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and, uranium adsorption capacity by ICP-OES and gamma spectrometry. WPP-g-polyB2MP membranes were successfully synthesized by ionizing radiation grafting direct method. Reaction parameters, like reactants concentration, radiation absorbed dose, affected the degree of grafting (DoG). By physico-chemical characterization results it was possible to observe DoG differences with parameters variation. Optimization of these parameters was sought in order to achieve uranium adsorption, and to increase the adsorption capacity of the membrane.
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spelling doaj-art-e965a87588f94542808e65b8da108ea62025-08-20T02:39:12ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122024-12-01124A (Suppl.)e2607e260710.15392/2319-0612.2024.26072232Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorptionAmanda Caroline Patricio Cardoso0Rafael Henrique Lazzari Garcia1Elita Fontenele Urano de Carvalho2Mohamad Al-Sheikhly3Yasko Kodama4Nuclear and Energy Research Institute– IPEN-CNENNuclear and Energy Research Institute– IPEN-CNENNuclear and Energy Research Institute– IPEN-CNENUniversity of MarylandNuclear and Energy Research Institute– IPEN-CNENFuel elements production by IPEN-CNEN has a perspective to be increased to attend Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor, under construction. This production generates liquid waste that requires proper treatment to minimize environmental impacts, promoting more sustainable practices. Considering the rise on nuclear power energy generation, and that there is global lack of terrestrial uranium sources, the increasing demand for this element has been leading to uranium exploit alternatives. So, several researches are available on uranium adsorption from sea water. Adsorption is one of process for removing metals from wastewater, due to its high selectivity and low environmental impact. Taking into account this scenary, in this study, Winged Polypropylene (WPP) fabric was grafted via ionizing radiation (RIG) with the monomer Bis[2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] phosphate (B2MP). RIG promotes functionalization of WPP with phosphate groups that are prone to capture U from solution. Synthesized WPP-g-polyB2MP membranes were characterized by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetry and, uranium adsorption capacity by ICP-OES and gamma spectrometry. WPP-g-polyB2MP membranes were successfully synthesized by ionizing radiation grafting direct method. Reaction parameters, like reactants concentration, radiation absorbed dose, affected the degree of grafting (DoG). By physico-chemical characterization results it was possible to observe DoG differences with parameters variation. Optimization of these parameters was sought in order to achieve uranium adsorption, and to increase the adsorption capacity of the membrane.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2607uranium adsorptionionizing radiation graftingfuel element production
spellingShingle Amanda Caroline Patricio Cardoso
Rafael Henrique Lazzari Garcia
Elita Fontenele Urano de Carvalho
Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
Yasko Kodama
Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
uranium adsorption
ionizing radiation grafting
fuel element production
title Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption
title_full Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption
title_fullStr Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption
title_full_unstemmed Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption
title_short Polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption
title_sort polymeric membranes grafted by ionizing radiation for uranium adsorption
topic uranium adsorption
ionizing radiation grafting
fuel element production
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2607
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