RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 65-70.

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Study on simulated radionuclide strontium mineralized by bacteria

Xiao Xiangzhu1, Zhu Wenkun2, Zhang Youkui2, Mu Tao1, Duan Tao2, Nie Xiaoqin3, Luo Xuegang2   

  1. 1. China Academy of Engineering Physics,Sichuan Mianyang 621000;
    2. Fundamental Science on Nuclear Waste and Environmental Security Laboratory, Sichuan Mianyang 621000;
    3. Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065
  • Received:2014-04-16 Online:2015-03-20 Published:2024-10-21

Abstract: Sr2+ was transformed into insoluble state to provide a reference method for dealing with radionuclide strontium. Bacillus pasteurii was cultivated with medium containing urea. Enzyme of urease was produced and urea was discomposed to CO32-, which could put soluble Sr2+ into insoluble carbonate. The particle size and morphology of the solidifying product was characterized by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electronic microscope (SEM). Factors such as pH, temperature, inoculum concentration, incubation time, concentration of Sr2+ and urea on solidifying rate of Sr2+ was studied. It showed that the solidifying product was composed of aggregative globular SrCO3 crystals in unequal size. The bacillus played an important role in the precipitating process. Cultivating 48 h at 30 ℃, the solidifying rate reached a peak as about 98.5% when the concentration of Sr2+ and urea, inoculum concentration and pH was 0.02 mol/L, 20 g/L, 6.0% and pH 8.0 respectively.

Key words: microorganism, mineralization, carbonate, radionuclide strontium

CLC Number: 

  • TL941+.19