Calcium alginate (CA) hydrogel beads were prepared and used for the separation of 152Eu from trace and macro amounts of cesium. Best separation was achieved from 10−2 M HNO3, upon… Click to show full abstract
Calcium alginate (CA) hydrogel beads were prepared and used for the separation of 152Eu from trace and macro amounts of cesium. Best separation was achieved from 10−2 M HNO3, upon shaking 30 CA beads with the solution containing 152Eu and Cs for 20 min and then allowing a settle for further 10 min. Back extraction of europium without any contamination of Cs was successfully obtained after treating the 152Eu adsorbed CA beads with 0.1 M HNO3 and 1 M HNO3 solutions.
               
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