2018 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
A new approach for the selective removal of radionuclides of different half-lives from liquid waste
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17K00622
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| Research Institution | Fukushima University |
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Principal Investigator |
RAHMAN Ismail 福島大学, 環境放射能研究所, 准教授 (60773067)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Konoplev Aleksei 福島大学, 環境放射能研究所, 教授 (00745581)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | Solid-phase extraction / Selective separation / Toxic element / Biodegradable chelator |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Research is progressing according to the plan. Additional instruments were purchased to support the laboratory activity. The laboratory experiments are running and data compilation are ongoing. Verification of the research design is also continuing. We have published six peer-reviewed journal articles those include results either from the current project or related research theme in progress. Results from the research projects are also reported through one book chapter and ten presentations in international conferences.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research is moving ahead as planned. Consumables and additional laboratory instruments are purchased to run the laboratory experiments. The experiments to verify the secondary phase of the proposed research theme is completed. The final verification step has been initiated and expected to be completed by the next fiscal year.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
[1]The optimization of SPE systems to tune-up for maximum efficiency shall be continued. The findings can confirm the best individual SPE for a specified operation or combination of multiple SPEs.
[2]Validation of the optimized operating protocol to understand and resolve the interfering impacts due to the natural geochemical processes on the efficiency of SPE systems.
[3]The management of the used-up SPEs will be designed for the recycling or disposal that meets the existing regulations.
[4]Publication of the research results in the peer-reviewed journals, and report in the scientific meetings.
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| Causes of Carryover |
There is some remaining amount from FY2018 because the cost of expendables was lower than expected. The spending plan of the remaining amount and the amount for FY2019 are as follows: a) Purchase of chemicals, consumables, and so forth; b) Payment of research assistance fee; c) Payment of analysis cost; d) Support travel expenses of the collaborative researchers; e) Travel fee to cover expenses of attending meetings with research collaborators as well as to participate in scientific meetings.
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