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Separation of 134Cs and 133Ba radionuclides by calcium alginate beads

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The uptake behavior of long-lived radionuclides such as 134Cs (2.06 years), 137Cs (30 years) or 133Ba (10.54 years) on calcium alginate (CA) beads have been investigated. The CA beads are able to remove 133Ba (92%) at pH 7 after 90 min of exposure from the binary mixture of two. The separation method of short-lived daughter 137Ba (2.55 min) from its long-lived parent 137Cs (30 years) using this CA beads have also been developed.

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This research work has been carried out under Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, XI 5 year plan project TADDS (PIC No.: 11 R & D-SIN-4.02-0100). One of the authors (AM) is grateful to University Grants Commission (UGC) for providing necessary fellowship.

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  1. Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064, India

    Ajoy Mandal & Susanta Lahiri

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Mandal, A., Lahiri, S. Separation of 134Cs and 133Ba radionuclides by calcium alginate beads. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 290, 115–118 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-1158-z

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