Contact data
Institution: EQUIPOS NUCLEARES S.A., S.M.E.
Person responsible: Leandro Sánchez
Email: sanchez.leandro@ensa.es
Institution website: http://www.ensa.es
Registered office: Avda. Juan Carlo I, 8. Maliaño, Cantabria. 39600
Phone: +34 942 20 01 01
Description of the product/technology that incorporates graphene
Type: Product/Technology with graphene under development
Name of the product/technology: Radioactive effluents decontamination technique from soil and material derived from decommissioned radiological installation decontamination
Description:
Technology that allows minimizing the radioactive elemnt concentration in effluents from soil and radiological instalation decomissioning
Type of graphene used: Graphene oxide
Added-value with respect to other products/technologies:
The graphene-based technique for effluent decontamination allows obtaining a higher efficiency on the reduction of radioactive elements concentration.
What problem should it solve?:
The graphene-based decontamination technique is sought to exceed the contaminant concentration reduction capability related to conventional techniques in order to minimize the volume of radioactive material that has to be processed and stored, thus reducing the global volume of polluted material.
Indicators
Improvement quantitative indicators:
From tests performed at laboratory scale, an effective reduction on the radioactive element concentration is experienced in aqueous environment.
References:
- R+D Project: Remediation of soils with radiological isotopes and decommissioning materials from radiological facilities. CDTI-EEA Grants, 2013. Nº ES02-0043.
- Water decontamination from nuclear sector through graphene derivatives: an alternative and efficient method. A. Yedra Martínez et al. Barcelona. Graphin Conference 2016.
Market
Societal Challenges to which the product/technology described can be applied to: Energy, Health, Raw Materials
Potential application sectors: Power generation (Nuclear power plants and nuclear instalation decommissioning). Medical industry (radioactive instalation). Extractive and mining industry (dams decontamination).
Product/technology development degree (TRL): TRL 4: Technology validated in lab
Protection degree: Industrial secret
Foreseen term to reach TRL 9: Long (6-8 años)
