Separation Cum Pre-Concentration Technique for Determination of Uranium in Sea, Brine and Ground Water at Nano to Sub nanogram Levels

Authors

  • Leela Gopal  Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, DAE, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
  • V. V. Hanuman  Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, DAE, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
  • G. Chakrapani  Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, DAE, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST207246

Keywords:

Uranium, PAC, Separation, Pre Concentration, Ground Water, Sea Water, Brine Water

Abstract

Investigations were carried out for separation/pre concentration of uranium from aqueous solutions of different TDS using Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC). Parameters like amount of PAC, contact time, pH, volume of solutions and reagents for desorption were optimized. The sorption of uranium is more than 95% at pH 4-5 using 0.5 gram PAC with a contact time of 10 minutes.  The sorbed uranium on PAC is recovered using 0.8N HNO3 and determined by LED Fluorimetry.  Method was successfully applied to ground water, sea water and brine water.  Methodology is simple, selective, cost effective with minimal skills. RSD of the method varies ± 6-14 %.

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Leela Gopal, V. V. Hanuman, G. Chakrapani "Separation Cum Pre-Concentration Technique for Determination of Uranium in Sea, Brine and Ground Water at Nano to Sub nanogram Levels" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 7, Issue 2, pp.302-312, March-April-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST207246