Actinide Recovery
Polymer Filtration (PF) uses chemically modified water-soluble polymers to selectively bind radioactive metals such as plutonium, americium, thorium, and uranium. The solution containing the metal-loaded polymer is concentrated using commercial ultrafiltration equipment with the filtered water meeting all regulatory requirements. The metal-loaded polymer can go directly to disposal, or the metals can be recovered and the polymer recycled.
- A small-scale testing unit is in operation in the Plutonium Facility (TA-55) at Los Alamos National Laboratory;
- A large-scale engineering prototype is being demonstrated for non-radioactive metal recovery;
- Implementation: installed in TA-55 at Los Alamos National Labs;
- Patents have been filed.
| Commercial Applications Contact: | Patricia J. Robinson (n,p) Energy, Inc. Phone: (505) 888-1996 E-mail: Radwasted@aol.com |
| Technical Questions Contact: |
Dr. Barbara F. Smith |
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