Project/Area Number |
24760719
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Nuclear engineering
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Research Institution | Tokyo University of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
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Keywords | バイオフィルム / 亜セレン酸 / カラム電極 / 放射性核種 |
Research Abstract |
We developed biofilm-modified column electrolysis for rapid removal of radioactive selenium-79. We found that biofilms of Shewanell putrefaciens, which is an iron-reducing microorganism, can reduce selenite to elemental selenium and immobilize it on the biofilms. We established a method for making biofilms of S. putrefaciens on GC fiber electrodes of a column electrolysis cell. Flow electrolysis of a selenite solution with the biofilm-modified GC fiber electrodes was conducted. As the results, selenite was remorved from the solution as elemental selenium. The results indicating a possibility of the rapid removal of selenium.
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