@article {Fiskum:2006:0149-6395:2461,
title = "Spherical ResorcinolFormaldehyde Resin Testing for Cesium Removal from Hanford Tank Waste Simulant",
journal = "Separation Science and Technology",
parent_itemid = "infobike://tandf/lsst",
publishercode ="tandf",
year = "2006",
volume = "41",
number = "11",
publication date ="2006-08-01T00:00:00",
pages = "2461-2474",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0149-6395",
eissn = "1520-5754",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/lsst/2006/00000041/00000011/art00011",
doi = "doi:10.1080/01496390600742740",
keyword = "cesium ion exchange, Hanford tank waste, SuperLig ® 644, Resorcinol‐formaldehyde resin",
author = "Fiskum, S. and Blanchard, D. and Steele, M. and Thomas, K. and TrangLe, T. and Thorson, M.",
abstract = "A new spherical form of resorcinolformaldehyde (RF) resin was tested for efficacy of cesium removal from Hanford tank waste. Two spherical RF formulations, prepared by varying curing temperature, were tested. Both resins had a tight particle size distribution and a high degree of sphericity. Smallscale column testing (on 20mL resin beds) was conducted evaluating the cesium load profile with AZ102 simulated tank waste and the cesium elution profile using 0.5M HNO 3 eluant. The load and elution profiles were compared in sidebyside testing with groundgel RF resin and SuperLig	extregistered 644, the Waste Treatment Plant baseline ion exchanger. Although breakthrough capacity was not as high as the other resins tested, the spherical RF resin met plant cesium loading requirements with the AZ102 simulant matrix. Excellent reproducibility of cesium load and elution was demonstrated over three process cycles with no evidence of degraded performance. Residual cesium on the resin beds after elution was nearly a factor of 10 lower than that of the groundgel RF and SuperLig extregistered 644.",
}