Adsorption removal of cesium from drinking waters: a mini review on use of biosorbents and other adsorbents

Xiang Liu; Guan-Ru Chen; Duu-Jong Lee; Tohru Kawamoto; Hisashi Tanaka; Man-Li Chen; Yu-Kuo Luo

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.012

Adsorption removal of cesium from drinking waters: a mini review on use of biosorbents and other adsorbents

Bioresour Technol. 2014 May:160:142-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.012. Epub 2014 Jan 11.

Authors

Xiang Liu¹, Guan-Ru Chen², Duu-Jong Lee³, Tohru Kawamoto⁴, Hisashi Tanaka⁴, Man-Li Chen⁵, Yu-Kuo Luo⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Environmental Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
² Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan. Electronic address: djlee@ntu.edu.tw.
⁴ National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan.
⁵ Taipei Water Department, Taipei City Government, Taipei 106, Taiwan.

PMID: 24484852
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.012

Abstract

Radiocesium (Cs) removal from waters becomes an emerging issue after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, during which a total of approximately 3.3×10(16) Bq Cs was released to contaminate the environment. This mini-review provided a summary on literature works to develop efficient adsorbent for removing Cs from waters. Adsorbent made of raw and modified minerals, composites particles, and biosorbents that are highly specific to Cs in the presence of other alkali and alkali earth metals were summarized. Development of Prussian blue (PB) nanoparticles on Cs removal and its potential use in drinking waterworks was discussed. This review is a unique report for adsorption removal of Cs from contaminated waters.

Keywords: Adsorption; Biosorbents; Cesium; Prussian blue.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adsorption
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biomass*
Cesium / isolation & purification*
Drinking Water / chemistry*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / isolation & purification*

Substances

Drinking Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Cesium