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Transformation of radionuclide occurrence state in uranium and strontium recycling by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Radionuclide recycling by biosorption combined with the ashing process is a promising nuclide recovery method. To investigate the transformation process of radionuclide occurrence state in bio-recycling, uranium and strontium recycling by S.cerevisiae were studied. S. cerevisiae exhibits good performance in the enrichment of uranium and strontium with as high as almost 90% biosorption efficiency. The results demonstrate that adsorbed uranium and strontium precipitates can be transformed into authenite and strontium sulfate on cell surface. The final state of uranium is mainly in form of UP2O7, while the final state of Sr(II) is mainly in form of SrSO4 after ashing.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42007281, 51974261), the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (41831285), and the National Key Research and Development Program (2018YFC1903304).

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  1. Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China

    Lei Zhou, Qunwei Dai & Yongde Zhang

  2. School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, 621010, Mianyang, Sichuan, China

    Lei Zhou & Mingxue Liu

  3. Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and the Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China

    Faqin Dong & Wei Zhang

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Zhou, L., Dong, F., Dai, Q. et al. Transformation of radionuclide occurrence state in uranium and strontium recycling by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 2621–2629 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08308-y

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