ABSTRACT:Precipitation polymerization of acrylamide (AAm) and methylene-bisacrylamide (MB) was carried out in alcohols. Large, bulky and porous particles were formed by the polymerization. On the contrary, copolymerization of AAm and MB with a certain amount of methacrylic acid (MAc) resulted in the formation of fine monodisperse hydrogel microspheres. This was attributed to the contribution of MAc units to the stabilization of the particles formed at the initial stage of polymerization and the enhancement of swelling of the particles by monomer and alcohol.

Ion exchange separation of uranyl ion (UO 2+ 2) from metal cations has been carried out by the columnar operation using ion exchange resins in 0.1 mol/dm 3 sulfuric acid medium. Uranyl ion was adsorbed in an anion exchange resin and the rest metal cations, Fe(III), Al(III), Cr(III), Ni(II) and Cu(II) ions, were adsorbed in a cation exchange resin in this system. Desorption of uranyl ion and metal cations adsorbed in the resins were tested by 2 mol/dm 3 sulfuric acid solution. Desorbed elements were confirmed to be precipitated by appropriate alkaline solutions. On the basis of the results obtained, a concept was made on a decontamination system for uranium-contaminated waste solution from centrifuge enrichment plant.

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