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Continuous removal of radioactive cobalt from water

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More than 99% of radioactive cobalt can be removed from water by precipitation as cobalt/III/ hydroxide. The process is continuous and uses either sodium hypochlorite or oxygen and calcium sulfite to oxidize the cobalt. Carbonate and phosphate interfere with cobalt removal, but the process has potential for other applications such as thallium removal and sewage treatment.

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  1. Monsanto Research Corporation/Mound, 45342, Miamisburg, Ohio, USA

    G. L. Silver

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Mound is operated by Monsanto Research Corporation for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC04-76-DP00053.

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Silver, G.L. Continuous removal of radioactive cobalt from water. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 119, 77–80 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02169834

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