Table 5 Results of Cs+ removal in soil-treated wastewater (B) under various conditions of reagents, coagulant and a filter, showing the effect of DND for rapid soil precipitation.

From: A Highly Efficient Adsorbent Cu-Perusian Blue@Nanodiamond for Cesium in Diluted Artificial Seawater and Soil-Treated Wastewater

run #

DND

CuCl2

KFCa

coagulant

precipitation time

filter

Cs activity (Bq/L)

(mg/L)

(mM)

(mM)

(mg/L)

(min)

(1 μm)

Cs 134

Cs 137

1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

>720

116

84.6

2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

>720

+

N.D.b

N.D.

3

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.5

>720

c

4

2.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

>720

5

2.5

0.0

0.0

2.5

>720

6

2.5

0.5

0.25

2.5

30

7.1

5.5

7

2.5

0.5

0.25

2.5

30

+

N.D.

N.D.

8

0.0

0.5

0.25

0.0

30

+

N.D.

N.D.

9.

2.5

0.5

0.25

0.0

5

+

N.D.

N.D.

10

0.0

0.5

0.25

2.5

10

+

N.D.

N.D.

  1. aPotassium ferrocyanide,
  2. bNot detected.
  3. cNot measured, since precipitation was incomplete at 720 minutes.