Re: SYNTHETIC CLAY REMOVES RADIUM FROM WATER AND SOIL

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@HOTMAIL.COM>]

>"Once the radium is trapped, it will not leave the mica,"

>says Komarneni.

<snip>

>Sodium-4 mica could be used in conventional ion exchange

>columns to remove radium from water, but would first need to be

>pelletized.

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With some good research - the clay could be "recycled" on a TENORM 

commercial basis between spa institutions and "radium problem areas". What 

happens if about 3 M HCl is poured over a "good" radium clay column? Or a 

fluidized bed system may be even better with a tube directly connected to a 

neutralizing bath and then on to those who want to inhale the stuff to get 

their daily dose.



Just a personal idea,



Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers@hotmail.com

http://www.geocities.com/bjorn_cedervall/



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