Materials and processes for the effective capture and immobilization of radioiodine: A review

BJ Riley, JD Vienna, DM Strachan, JS McCloy… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
The immobilization of radioiodine produced from reprocessing used nuclear fuel is a
growing priority for research and development of nuclear waste forms. This review provides …

Modern inorganic aerogels

C Ziegler, A Wolf, W Liu, AK Herrmann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Essentially, the term aerogel describes a special geometric structure of matter. It is neither
limited to any material nor to any synthesis procedure. Hence, the possible variety of …

Superior iodine uptake capacity enabled by an open metal-sulfide framework composed of three types of active sites

Y Zhang, L He, T Pan, J Xie, F Wu, X Dong… - Ccs …, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
Efficient adsorption of gaseous radioiodine is pivotal for the sustainable development of
nuclear energy and the long-term radiation safety of the ecological system. However, state …

Host-guest interaction-mediated nanointerface engineering for radioiodine capture

J Wang, D Fan, C Jiang, L Lu - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Nuclear power plants are expanding rapidly around the world to meet the growing energy
demands. The effective capture of volatile radioiodine is an important area of research that is …

Synthesis of aerogels: from molecular routes to 3-dimensional nanoparticle assembly

F Rechberger, M Niederberger - Nanoscale Horizons, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal nanocrystals are extensively used as building blocks in nanoscience, and amazing
results have been achieved in assembling them into ordered, close-packed structures. But in …

Molten salt reactor waste and effluent management strategies: A review

BJ Riley, J McFarlane, GD DelCul, JD Vienna… - … Engineering and Design, 2019 - Elsevier
Molten salt reactors (MSRs) are being considered as one of the potential nuclear options to
meet future energy demands. While the MSR designs are drastically different from the more …

NixSy/NF composites assembled by sulfidation of nickel foam (NF) for highly effective capture of iodine

B Qiao, H Yan, C Wang, H Yao, Z Cai, K Shi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Under a facile one-step hydrothermal reaction by changing thiourea dosage to regulate
sulfidation degree of nickel foam (NF), a variety of nickel sulfide composites of n-Ni x S y/NF …

Evaluation of getter metals in Na–Al–Si–O aerogels and xerogels for the capture of iodine gas

BJ Riley, S Chong, MJ Olszta… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this paper, sodium aluminosilicate aerogels and xerogels were evaluated as scaffolds for
a variety of different getters including Ag+, Cs+, Cu2+, Fe3+, K+, Li+, Rb+, Sb3+, Sn2+, and …

Iodine vapor reactions with pure metal wires at temperatures of 100–139° C in air

BJ Riley, S Chong, CL Beck - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this study, I2 (g) reactions with 11 metal wires (ie, Al, Ag, Cu, In, Mo, Nb, Ni, Pd, Pt, Sn, Ta)
were evaluated at three temperatures (ie, 100±3, 123±4, 139±5° C) with exposure times of …

Capture of aqueous radioiodine species by metallated adsorbents from wastestreams of the nuclear power industry: a review

TJ Robshaw, J Turner, S Kearney, B Walkley… - SN Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Iodine-129 poses a significant challenge in the drive towards lowering radionuclide
emissions from used nuclear fuel recycling operations. Various techniques are employed for …