2024-03-28T14:06:34Zhttps://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace-oai/requestoai:eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp:2115/493552022-11-17T02:08:08Zhdl_2115_20051hdl_2115_144Prussian blue caged in spongiform adsorbents using diatomite and carbon nanotubes for elimination of cesiumHu, Baiyang1000040281844Fugetsu, BunshiYu, HongwenAbe, Yoshiteruopen accessPrussian blueDiatomiteCarbon nanotubesPolyurethane polymersRadioactive cesium519We developed a spongiform adsorbent that contains Prussian blue, which showed a high capacity for eliminating cesium. An in situ synthesizing approach was used to synthesize Prussian blue inside diatomite cavities. Highly dispersed carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were used to form CNT networks that coated the diatomite to seal in the Prussian blue particles. These ternary (CNT/diatomite/Prussian-blue) composites were mixed with polyurethane (PU) prepolymers to produce a quaternary (PU/CNT/diatomite/Prussian-blue), spongiform adsorbent with an in situ foaming procedure. Prussian blue was permanently immobilized in the cell walls of the spongiform matrix and preferentially adsorbed cesium with a theoretical capacity of 168 mg/g cesium. Cesium was absorbed primarily by an ion-exchange mechanism, and the absorption was accomplished by self-uptake of radioactive water by the quaternary spongiform adsorbent.Elsevier B.V.2012-05-30engjournal articleAMhttp://hdl.handle.net/2115/49355https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.071224647520304-3894Journal of Hazardous Materials217-2188591https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/49355/1/JHM217-218_85-91.pdfapplication/pdf965.56 KB2012-05-30