This work was supported by the research grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant number: 2017M2A2A6A01070858).

1. Synthesis of Citrate-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles
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	<li>Wash a two-neck round-bottom flask (250 mL) and a magnetic stir bar with aqua regia, a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid in a 3:1 volume ratio. 
	CAUTION: Aqua regia solution is extremely corrosive and may result in explosion or skin burns if not handled with extreme caution.</li>
	<li>Rinse the glassware thoroughly with deionized water to remove residual aqueous acid.</li>
	<li>Add 120 mL of chloroauric acid solut...

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The authors have nothing to disclose.

In recent year, various engineered nanomaterials and membranes have been developed to remove hazardous radioactive metals and heavy metals in water based on their specific functionality in adsorption techniques25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,<sup class="...

For several decades, huge amount of radioactive liquid wastes has been generated by medical institutes, research facilities, and nuclear reactors. These pollutants have often been a palpable threat to environment and human health1,2,3. Especially, radioactive iodine is recognized as one of the most hazardous elements from nuclear plant accidents. For example, an environmental report on the Fukushima and Chernobyl nuclear reactor demonstrated that the amount of released radioactive iodines including 131I (t1/2 = 8.02 days) and 129I (t1/2 = 15.7 million years) to the environment was larger than those of other radionuclides4,5. In particular, the exposure of these radioisotopes resulted in high uptake and enrichment in human thyroid6. Moreover, released radioactive iodines can cause severe contamination of soil, seawater and ground water owing to their high solubility in water. Therefore, a lot of remediation processes using various inorganic and organic adsorbents have been investigated to capture radioactive iodines in aqueous wastes7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20. Although extensive efforts have been devoted for the development of advanced adsorbent systems, the establishment of a decontamination method showing satisfactory performances under continuous in-flow condition was very limited. Recently, we reported a novel desalination process showing good removal efficiency, ion-selectivity, sustainability, and reusability by using hybrid nano-composite materials made of gold nanoparticle (AuNPs)21,22,23. Among them, gold nanoparticle-embedded cellulose acetate membranes (Au-CAM) facilitated highly efficient desalination of iodide ions under a continuous-flow system compared with those of existing adsorbent materials. Moreover, the whole procedure could be finished in a short time, which was another advantage for the treatment of nuclear wastes generated from post-use in medical and industrial applications. The overall goal of this manuscript is to provide a step-by-step protocol for the preparation of Au-CAM24. We also demonstrate a rapid and convenient filtration process for ion-selective capture of radioactive iodine using the engineered composite membranes. The detailed protocol in this report will offer a useful application of nanomaterials in the research field of environmental science.

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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:351px;">Hydrochloric acid</td>
			<td style="width:177px;">DUKSAN</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">1129</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Nitric acid&#160;</td>
			<td>JUNSEI</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">37335-1250</td>
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			<td height="25" style="height:25px;">Chloroautic chloride trihydrate (HAuCl4&#183;3H2O)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">254169</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sodium citrate tribasic dihydrate</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">71402</td>
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			<td height="24" style="height:24px;">[125I]NaI&#160;</td>
			<td>Perkin-Elmer</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sodium chloride</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">S9888</td>
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			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
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			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
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			<td>Synthetic urine</td>
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			<td>JUNSEI</td>
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			<td>SAMCHUN</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">M0146</td>
			<td>Synthetic urine</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Potassium dihydrogen phosphate</td>
			<td>JUNSEI</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">84185A1250</td>
			<td>Synthetic urine</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Dipotassium hydrogen phosphate</td>
			<td>JUNSEI</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">84120-1250</td>
			<td>Synthetic urine</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sodium sulfate</td>
			<td>JUNSEI</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">83260-1250</td>
			<td>Synthetic urine</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Ammonium chloride</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">A9434</td>
			<td>Synthetic urine</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Sea water</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">S9148</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">1x PBS</td>
			<td>Thermo</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">SH30256.01</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Cellulose acetate membranes (pore size: 0.20 &#956;m, diameter: 25 mm)</td>
			<td>Advantec MFS</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">25CS045AS</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Cellulose acetate membranes (pore size: 0.20 &#956;m, diameter: 47 mm)</td>
			<td>Advantec MFS</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">C045A047A</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">47 mm Glass Microanalysis Holders</td>
			<td>Advantec MFS</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">KG47(311400)</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Petri dish (50 mm diameter &#180; 15 mm height)</td>
			<td>SPL</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">10050</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="24">
			<td height="24" style="height:24px;">Gamma counter</td>
			<td>Perkin-Elmer</td>
			<td>2480 WIZARD2</td>
			<td>Model number</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">UV-vis spectrophotometer</td>
			<td>Thermo</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">GENESYS 10</td>
			<td>Model number</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Transmission electron microscopy</td>
			<td style="width:177px;">Hitachi</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">H-7650</td>
			<td>Model number</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:351px;">Field Emission Scanning electron microscope</td>
			<td style="width:177px;">FEI</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">Verios 460L</td>
			<td>Model number</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

an efficient method for selective desalination of radioactive iodine anions by using gold nanoparticles-embedded membrane filter

Here, we demonstrate a detail protocol for the preparation of nanomaterials-embedded composite membranes and its application to the efficient and ion-selective removal of radioactive iodines. By using citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles (mean diameter: 13 nm) and cellulose acetate membranes, gold nanoparticle-embedded cellulose acetate membranes (Au-CAM) have easily been fabricated. The nano-adsorbents on Au-CAM were highly stable in the presence of high concentration of inorganic salts and organic molecules. The iodide ions in aqueous solutions could rapidly be captured by this engineered membrane. Through a filtration process using an Au-CAM containing filter unit, excellent removal efficiency (&gt;99%) as well as ion-selective desalination result was achieved in a short time. Moreover, Au-CAM provided good reusability without significant decrease of its performances. These results suggested that the present technology using the engineered hybrid membrane will be a promising process for the large-scale decontamination of radioactive iodine from liquid wastes.

We have demonstrated simple methods for the fabrication of Au-CAM using citrate-stabilized AuNPs and cellulose acetate membrane (Figure 1a). The surface of Au-CAM was observed by SEM which showed that the nanomaterials were incorporated stably on the cellulose nanofibers (Figure 2). The nanoparticles incarcerated on the membrane were sustained stably and were not released from the membrane by continual washing wi...

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An Efficient Method for Selective Desalination of Radioactive Iodine Anions by Using Gold Nanoparticles-Embedded Membrane Filter

An efficient method for the rapid and ion-selective desalination of radioactive iodine in several aqueous solutions is described by using gold nanoparticles-immobilized cellulose acetate membrane filters.

Here, we demonstrate a detail protocol for the preparation of nanomaterials-embedded composite membranes and its application to the efficient and ...

This method can help answer key questions in the water treatment and sustainable remediation field such as efficient removal of radioactive iodine from aqueous media by using hybrid nanocomposite materials. The main or the better thing of this technique is that radioactive elements in a mixed salt and organic substances can rapidly be removed by a simple filtration process in a highly efficient matter. Video demonstration of this matter is critical as the handling and the treatment of radioactive liquid waste requires special care including personal and environmental protection against the spread of radioactive contamination.Demonstrating the procedures will be Ha Eun Shim, a grad student from my lab. Add 120 milliliters of chloroauric acid solution to a washed two-neck round-bottom flask and heat it to reflux under constant stirring. Quickly add 12 milliliters of sodium citrate tribasic solution to the two-neck round-bottom flask.Reflux the resulting mixture for another 20 minutes for the complete reduction of the gold salt. Allow the colloidal suspension of nanoparticles to cool down to room temperature. Measure the concentration of the gold nanoparticles with UV-Vis spectroscopy at a wavelength of 520 nanometers using a quartz cuvette.Now, add a single drop of gold nanoparticle suspension onto a 400-mesh carbon coated copper grid. Dry the grid at room temperature before measuring the size of gold nanoparticles with transmission electron microscopy. Keep the colloidal gold nanoparticle suspension at four degrees Celsius.To prepare the gold nanoparticle-embedded membrane filter using a syringe unit, first wash a cellulose acetate membrane supported by a filter unit with deionized water three times. Withdraw 10 milliliters of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles with a sterile syringe and add it slowly into the pre-washed cellulose acetate membrane filter. Wash the filter unit with 10 milliliters of deionized water three times to remove non-immobilized gold nanoparticles.Alternatively, to prepare the gold nanoparticle membrane filter by vacuum pump, place the cellulose acetate membrane between a filter holder fritted glass support and a graduated funnel. Connect a combined unit of the fritted glass support and graduated funnel to a recover flask and a vacuum pump. Add 10 milliliters of citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles into the graduated funnel.Then apply a vacuum until all gold nanoparticles are passed through the cellulose acetate membrane. Repeat the same procedure on the other side of the membrane to immobilize gold nanoparticles on both sides of the membrane. Analyze the surface of the gold nanoparticle-embedded cellulose acetate membrane or gold CAM using scanning electron microscopy under high-performance conditions with the accelerating voltages up to 15 kilovolts.Dilute radioactive iodine in three milliliters of pure water, one molar sodium chloride, or 10 nanomolar sodium iodide, and add each solution into a Petri dish. Standard radiation safety guidelines should be observed when working with radioactive iodine. Place the gold CAM that was prepared by using a vacuum filter into the radioactive iodine solutions.Shake them gently at room temperature. Withdraw 10 microliters of the radioactive iodine solution from the Petri dish at given time points. Then, measure the radioactivity of the aliquot using an automatic gamma counter.Rinse the gold CAM with purified water after 120 minutes. Finally, measure the amount of radioactivity captured on the membrane using the automatic gamma counter. To remove radioactive iodine anions using a gold CAM filter, dissolve the radioactive iodine in 50 milliliters of several aqueous solutions.Withdraw 50 milliliters of each solution with a sterile syringe and pass it through the gold CAM filter unit at an in-flow rate of about 1.5 milliliters per second using a syringe unit. Transfer five milliliters of the filtrate into a plastic vial for quantifying the radioactivity in the solution. Measure the amount of residual radioactivity in the filtrate solution using the automatic gamma counter.Finally, perform the reusability test on the gold CAM filter as described in the text protocol. After a 30-minute incubation, the gold CAM filter captured most of the radioactive iodine in pure water and in one molar of sodium chloride. On the other hand, the adsorption of radioactivity was inhibited completely in the presence of nonradioactive sodium iodide because the surface of the gold nanoparticles was occupied by iodide anions.The radioactive iodine solutions were passed through a filter unit containing gold CAM. The amount of the residual radioactivity in the filtrate was then measured. Excellent efficiency was obtained through the filtration step, decreasing the concentration of radioactive iodine significantly.In particular, the desalination performance of gold CAM was not suppressed by high concentration of inorganic salts such as sodium, cesium, and strontium. Furthermore, gold CAM could be reusable for repetitive desalination of radioactive iodine in synthetic urine and seawater. Though this method can provide insight into the remediation of radioactive waste from various aqueous media, it can also be applied to other radioisotopes and toxic heavy metals by introducing metal chelators and inorganic composite on the surface of gold nanoparticles.Following this procedure, the automatic contaminated water treatment system could be explored and designed for practical implementation of this study at large industrial scale. Don't forget that working with radioactive materials can be extremely hazardous, and precautions such as well-ventilated fume hoods, personal protections, and minimum exposure to hazardous material should always be taken while performing this procedure.

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7.3K visualizações.  Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. This method can help answer key questions in the water treatment and sustainable remediation field such as efficient removal of radioactive iodine from aqueous media by using hybrid nanocomposite materials. The main or the better thing of this technique is that radioactive elements in a mixed salt and organic substances can rapidly be removed by a simple filtration process in a highly efficient matter. Video demonstration of this matter is critical as the handling and the treatment of radioac...