An adsorption agent based on chitosan–zeolite composite: environmental and radioactive liquid waste remediation
Leandro Goulart de Araujo, Vinicius Litrenta Medeiros, Guilherme de Paula Guarnieri, Danilo Antonio da Silva, Tamires Watanabe, Júlio Takehiro Marumo, José Geraldo Nery
Abstract
Chitosan–zeolite composite as a low-cost and efficient material in the removal of caesium in synthetic and liquid organic radioactive waste solutions.
Topics & Concepts
ZeoliteChitosanEnvironmental remediationRadioactive wasteAdsorptionWaste managementCaesiumComposite numberHuman decontaminationMaterials scienceChemical engineeringEnvironmental scienceChemistryContaminationComposite materialInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringCatalysisBiologyEcologyChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear materials and radiation effects