Survey of Domestic Charcoals for Iodine Retention.
Abstract
Candidate charcoals to supplement the current supply of commercial adsorbent charcoal have been examined in an effort to identify specific properties that may be significant to the process of trapping and retention of radioactive iodine compounds. Among the chemical measurements were the spectrochemical analysis, the total ash, sulfur, pH of water extract and activation analyses for sodium and potassium. The physical properties included an estimate of particle heterogeneity, attrition 'hardness,' nitrogen adsorption, mercury intrusion, and densities in several liquids. Although some tentative conclusions are offered, there are a number of important problems yet to be solved in the evaluation of charcoals as impregnant carriers for radioactive iodine retention.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA004584
Entities
People
- Clifford A. Burchsted
- Victor R. Deitz
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory