RADIUM, THORIUM, AND ACTINIUM EXTRACTION FROM SEAWATER USING AN IMPROVED MANGANESE-OXIDE-COATED FIBER

被引:71
作者
REID, DF [1 ]
KEY, RM [1 ]
SCHINK, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT OCEANOG,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
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D O I
10.1016/0012-821X(79)90205-X
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the efficiency with which improved manganese-oxide-coated acrylic fibers extract radium, thorium, and actinium from seawater. Tests were made using surface seawater spiked with 227Ac, 227Th, and 223Ra. For sample volumes of approximately 30 liters and flow rates up to 0.5 liters per minute, radium and actinium are removed quantitatively. Approximately 80-95% of the thorium is removed under these same conditions. © 1979.
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