Design and application of novel stimuli-responsive supramolecules to selectively separate cesium and strontium from radioactive wastewater

• Project/Area Number: 24K15337
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 64020:Environmental load reduction and remediation-related
• Research Institution: Fukushima University
• Principal Investigator: RAHMAN Ismail 福島大学, 環境放射能研究所, 教授 (60773067)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 尾形 慎 福島大学, 食農学類, 准教授 (10532666) ; 有馬 ボシールアハンマド 山形大学, 大学院理工学研究科, 准教授 (30596549)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: Selective Separation / Radionuclides / Wastewater

Outline of Research at the Start

a) A diverse range of supramolecular structures will be synthesized and characterized following the standard techniques. b) Batch experiments will be used to determine how different variables affect supramolecules’ ability to remove r-Cs or r-Sr from wastewater. c) Experiments in column chromatography will be performed to assess the separation efficiency of new supramolecules.