Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024
The price for a cesium-plasma standard solution (10,000 micrograms per milliliter) in 2023 was $89.80 for 50 milliliters and $137.00 for 100 milliliters, increases of 6% from $84.53 and $129.15 in 2022, respectively. The price for. 25 grams of 98% (metal basis) cesium formate was $49.40, a 7% increase from $46.10 in 2022.
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Adsorption of cesium on cement mortar from aqueous solutions
1. Introduction. Radioactive cesium (137 Cs) is a common radionuclide that has a range of applications such as cancer therapy, radiation detection, mineral processing, and construction industry.Cesium is also one of the main products of nuclear fission and is therefore present in spent nuclear fuel [1], [2].Release of the radioactive cesium into …
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Applied Sciences | Free Full-Text | Leaching …
The contamination of soils and groundwater with representative fission-product radionuclides such as Cs ... Wadachi, Y.; Ito, A. Leaching behavior of cesium-137 in cement-waste composites. …
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Reactions of Main Group Elements with Carbonates
Group 1: Alkali Metals and Carbonates (X 2 CO 3) is the reaction between Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs with CO 3. All except Lithium are soluble in water and stable to heat. Lithium Carbonate (Li2CO3) Uses: drug development. Chemical Characteristics: Low solubility in water. Unstable to heat. Appearance: white powder, fragrance-free.
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Cesium diffusion in mortars from different cements used in …
Cement-based materials are widely used for stabilizing and conditioning radioactive waste in low- and intermediate-level repositories. In this study, the adequacy of four different types of mortars, obtained from four different commercial cements, CEM I, II and IV (A and B), to act as barrier to 137 Cs migration was analysed. Diffusion …
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Penetration of fission product ions into complex solids and …
Following similarly from Fig. 5, low-pressure washing of concrete was effective for cesium contamination WP F 50 % = 0, while low-pressure washing of concrete significantly promoted movement of radioactivity into the building materials for asphalt WP F 50 % = 2 and brick WP F 50 % > 7.7.
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The mechanism and behavior of cesium adsorption from
In this study, microstructural differences and changes in the adsorption capacity of cesium between cement and carbonated cement were investigated. Cement blocks were ground to powder for rapid carbonation, and microscopic variations were characterized by XRF, XRD, FT-IR, SEM, BET, and TGA.The characterization results …
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Immobilization of cesium and strontium radionuclides in zeolite-cement
Several factors affecting the characteristics of the final solidified waste product towards safe disposal such as mechanical strength and leaching behavior of the radionuclides have been studied. A simplified mathematical model based on diffusion mechanism for cylindrical geometry waste matrix has been simulated to predict the release rates of ...
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Cesium and Lead Uptake by CSH Phases of Hydrated …
Abstract. As Kd from radwaste elements in concrete systems show a wide range of values, a modelling of cesium and lead immobilization in Calcium Silicate …
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The mechanism of cesium immobilization in densified silica …
The role of silica-fume agglomerates, found in densified silica-fume (DSF) pastes, in the immobilization mechanism of Cs ions was studied. Samples of cementitious pastes containing two different forms of silica fume – DSF and raw silica fume (RSF) – were prepared. Leaching experiments showed that both additives reduced the leachability of …
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Thermodynamics, kinetics, and mechanics of cesium …
Cesium-137 is a common radioactive byproduct found in nuclear spent fuel. Given its 30 year half life, its interactions with potential storage materials—such as …
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Leaching Behavior of Cesium, Strontium, Cobalt, and …
Numerous low-level and intermediate-level radioactive wastes are generated from the decommissioning processes of nuclear power plants; these wastes are immobilized to prevent the release of radionuclides under disposal conditions. In this study, we investigated the leaching behavior of Cs, Sr, Co, and Eu, which are common in …
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Adsorption mechanisms of cesium at calcium-silicate …
Cesium-137 (137 Cs), a major by-product of nuclear fission, is a medium half-life (30.2 years [14]) ... In this study, microstructural differences and changes in the adsorption capacity of cesium between cement and carbonated cement were investigated. Cement blocks were ground to powder for rapid carbonation, and microscopic variations …
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Thermodynamics, kinetics, and mechanics of cesium sorption in cement
Cesium-137 is a common radioactive byproduct found in nuclear spent fuel. Given its 30 year half life, its interactions with potential storage materials—such as cement paste—is of crucial ...
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Leaching Behavior of Cesium, Strontium, Cobalt, and …
This study investigates the leaching behaviors of Cs, Sr, Co, and Eu immobilized in ordinary Portland cement (OPC) during a leaching test of 90 days. Stable Cs, Sr, Co, and Eu …
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Cesium binding and leaching from single and binary contaminant cement
This work aims to examine and understand Cesium binding in cement–bentonite single and binary matrices, where single matrices include Cesium ions and binary matrices contain both Cesium and Strontium ions. ... Where, the bonds between the hydration products are weak at early hydration time, by increasing the curing time …
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Composite apatitic cement as material to retain cesium and …
@misc{etde_20232411, title = {Composite apatitic cement as material to retain cesium and iodine; Elaboration de ciments apatitiques composites pour la retention du cesium et de l'iode} author = {Carpena, J, Donazzon, B, Ceraulo, E, and Prene, St} abstractNote = {A composite apatitic cement made of hydroxyapatite loaded with {beta} …
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Leaching study of cesium from spent ion-exchange resins …
The leaching rate of 134Cs in cement has been studied. The solidification matrix by a standard Portland cement mixed with the spent ion-exchange resins was previously developed. The leaching rates from cement matrices were measured in function of pH, the immersion and curing times, the resin amounts, and 134Cs concentration. In …
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Leaching Study in Immobilization of Cesium and Cobalt
Request PDF | Leaching Study in Immobilization of Cesium and Cobalt Radionuclides In Fly Ash- Zeolite Cement | Fly ash-zeolite cement was synthesized from industrial by-product fly ash obtained ...
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Cation exchange applications of synthetic tobermorite …
waste is an unavoidable by -product in nuclear energy pr o-duction (Plecas et al 1985). After volume reduction and valuable compon ent recovery, waste materials have to be conditioned by cement for transport, storage and disposal. Conditioning is the waste management step in which radio active waste is immobilized and packed. The obje c-
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Adsorption of cesium on cement mortar from aqueous solutions
The adsorption of cesium on cement mortar from aqueous solutions was studied in series of bench-scale tests. The effects of cesium concentration, temperature and contact time on process kinetics and equilibrium were evaluated. ... Cesium is also one of the main products of nuclear fission and is therefore present in spent nuclear fuel [1], …
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[PDF] Adsorption mechanisms of cesium at calcium-silicate …
Cesium-137 is a common radioactive byproduct found in nuclear spent fuel. Given its 30 year half life, its interactions with potential storage materials—such as cement paste—is of crucial importance. … Expand
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Cement Spatulas
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Thermodynamics, kinetics, and mechanics of cesium sorption in cement
Cesium-137 is a common radioactive byproduct found in nuclear spent fuel. Given its 30 year half life, its interactions with potential storage materials—such as cement paste—is of crucial importance. In this paper, simulations are used to establish the interaction of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H)—the main binding phase of cement paste—with Cs at the nano …
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Immobilization of cesium and strontium radionuclides in zeolite-cement
Conclusion. This paper presented results of immobilization of cesium and strontium radionuclides loaded zeolite A ion exchange material in a mixture with OPC. The results showed that addition of up to 4 wt.% contaminated zeolite A leads to increase the compressive strength of the final solid matrix form 56.2 MPa in plain samples to 72.7 …
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Cement Spatulas
Cement Spatulas. Spatulas. ART #: CNC-66-101. Spatulas. ART #: CNC-66-102. Spatulas. ART #: CNC-66-103. Spatulas. ... The company CESIUM INSTRUMENTS, is a Manufacturer/ Producer, founded in 1995, which operates in the Medical and surgical instruments industry. ... We are doing everything we can to maintain the global supply of …
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Cesium retention and release from sulfur polymer concrete matrix under
Accidental conditions speed up Cs-137 release from sulfur polymer concrete matrix. • Cesium mobilization observed already below matrix ... 2014). As with other fission and activation products, cesium isotopes can be found not only in liquid waste from spent nuclear fuel reprocessing and cooling water from the primary reactor circuit, but also ...
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MINERAL COMMODITY SUMMARIES 2019
Cement Cesium Chromium Clays Cobalt Copper Diamond Diatomite Feldspar. Cover: A solar evaporation pond at Albemarle Corp.'s lithium production site in Silver Peak, ... For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit https://store.usgs.gov/.
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Adsorption of cesium on cement mortar from …
Radioactive cesium ( 137 Cs) is a common radionuclide that has a range of applications such as cancer therapy, radiation detection, mineral processing, and …
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