Capture of radioactive cesium and iodide Ions from water by using titanate nanofibers and nanotubes

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dc.contributor.authorYang, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorSarina, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhu, HWen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLiu, HYen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Zen_AU
dc.contributor.authorXie, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorSmith, SVen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKomarneni, Sen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-27T04:56:21Zen_AU
dc.date.available2013-11-27T04:56:21Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2011-01-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2013-11-27en_AU
dc.description.abstractRadioactive Cs+ and I− ions are the products of uranium fission, and can be easily dissolved in water during an accident at a nuclear reactor, such as those that occurred at Chernobyl in 1986, at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979, and in 2011 at Fukushima, Japan. In 2009, leaks of radioactive materials such as 137Cs and 131I isotopes also occurred during minor accidents at nuclear power stations in Britain, Germany, and the U.S. These leaks have raised concerns about exposure levels in the nearby communities because it is feared that these fission products could make their way into the food chain when present in waste water. Radioactive iodine is also used in the treatment of thyroid cancer, and, as a result, radioactive wastewater is discharged by a large number of medical research institutions.1 The wide use of radioisotopes requires effective methods to manage radioactive waste, and methods currently used are complex and extremely costly.2 Herein we demonstrate a potentially cost-effective method to remediate 137Cs+ and 131I− ions from contaminated water by using the unique chemistry of titanate nanotubes and nanofibers, which can not only chemisorb these ions but efficiently trap them for safe disposal. © 2011, Wiley-Blackwell.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipWe gratefully acknowledge financial support from the ARC (DP0877108) and AINSE (ALNGRA10141P).en_AU
dc.identifier.citationYang, D., Sarina, S., Zhu, H., Liu, H., Zheng, Z., Xie, M., Smith, S. V., & Komarneni, S. (2011). Capture of radioactive cesium and iodide Ions from water by using titanate nanofibers and nanotubes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 50 (45), 10594–10598. doi:10.1002/anie.201103286en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc5300en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1433-7851en_AU
dc.identifier.issue45en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleAngewandte Chemie International Editionen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination10594-10598en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201103286en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/5039en_AU
dc.identifier.volume50en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_AU
dc.subjectCesiumen_AU
dc.subjectIodineen_AU
dc.subjectNanostructuresen_AU
dc.subjectRadioactivityen_AU
dc.subjectTitanatesen_AU
dc.subjectIonsen_AU
dc.titleCapture of radioactive cesium and iodide Ions from water by using titanate nanofibers and nanotubesen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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