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New Mexico Sta ate University Department o of Chemistry and Bioch d i h hemistry h i Antonio o Lara Dr. Robert Marquez Jamie Jamie e Vela e Vela Nick B Beltran Emilio Rivera Jared Do omenico Seal Ortega a ‐ Rodriguez Erika V Velasco Beau B adonie

Sh Share what we kno h t k ow about Uranium b t U i Abatement ‐ Potable Water Meet partners in Meet partners in this endeavor to this endeavor to pr roduce Potable water Share what we n Share what we n need to succeed need to succeed

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y Pellets (Mother Earth): What’s NOT Appropriate: R RO and Distillation and Whole House Kinetic Degradation (N (N Next 4 slides) Next 4 slides) Historical origins ‐ Dr. Robe rt Marquez’s work in M Mexico i o √ √ BUT in water, clay makes a mud suspension Clay Pellets ( (Mother Earth)

Distillation Price $549 95 Price $549.95 To To Where? Price $129

Reverse Osmosis Now what???

Whole House Kinetic Degradation Fluxion ( (KD DF) BUY NOW IN USA! US $359.95 + $19.95 shipping How does KDF Work? I h In short, the KDF redox process work t th KDF d k ks by exchanging electrons with k b h i l t ith contaminants. This "give and take" of f electrons converts many contaminants into harmless compone ents. During this reaction, electrons are transferred between molecules a are transferred between molecules, a and new elements are created Some and new elements are created. Some harmful contaminants are changed in nto harmless components. Others are electrochemically bound to the K KDF media.

Whole House Kinetic Degradation Fluxion ( (KDF) ) Met n+ • x(H O) y(OH - ) Met n+ • x(H 2 O) y(OH - ) ; ; (x + y typically = 6) (x + y typically = 6) Onl Onl ly if ly if Insoluble I l bl n = 0 or n = y 0 Solubility is very pH H and pE dependent

ICP/MS Re esults Berino Soil B i S il Gallup Soil G ll S il Uranium Abatement Concentration 500 Uranium Abatement Concentration 400 300 n ppb 200 Concentration in 100 C 0 0 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 Time in Minutes Time in Minutes

MK MK- -3 Resu 3 Resu ults ults 10/15/2013

MK MK- -4: Com 4: Compare mpare p 10/15/2013

WHY S WHY S SOILS? SOILS? Safe to transport Safe to transport Safe to transport Safe to transport Manageable Manageable Manageable Manageable Will not lea Will not lea ach ach Inexpensive Inexpensive Ease of final disposal Ease of final disposal Robust (Temperature, Robust (Temperature, Vitrification for added safety Vitrification for added safety Redox, pH) Redox, pH)

Research Lab

Arroyo water before & after

oyo water at start of fil lter process Arr royo water after 10 h

Arroyo water after 10 hours

Potable water, pouring for p g immediate consumption p Simple Simple Inexpensive Long life-time No energy No energy No moving parts Elegant

Appropriate pp p Technology gy Cla ays y Universally ava y ilable materials $$ ↓ $$ ↓ $$ $$ sim ple, easy p , y source e of income

Sustainable, long-term , g m Quality Assurance Q y  Sampling (unregulated)  S li ( l t d) ) )  Materials  Student funding  ICP/MS,instrumentation ICP/MS,instrumentation n vs outsourcing n vs outsourcing

Re Rese ear arch ch LS 55 L LS 55 Luminescen i nce Spectrometer S Allows measurment of phosphorescence  Uranium Nitrate or Uranyl Nitrate Uranyl Nitrate UO 2 (NO 3 ) 2 • 6H 2 O  When exposed to ultraviolet light, U is visible as a faint green glow U Uranyl Nitrate 100 ppm l Nit t phosphorescing

ICP ICP- -MS MS (Inductively Coupled Pla (Inductively Coupled Pla asma asma – – Mass Spectrometer Mass Spectrometer

LC ‐ MS Gas Gas chromatogra – mass spectromete

Surface / Surface / Pore Size Pore Size Ana Ana lyzer lyzer

Handheld Handheld X Ray Fluorimeter X ‐ Ray Fluorimeter

Problem What we kno ow / Methods Quality assurance Q y Time Table Time Table Friends Friends C Conclusion l i

Time Table e P Proof-of-concept (Bench Model) f f t (B h M d l) ) L b Lab prototype/Pellet fabrication /P ll f b i i n-publication in process bli i i Prototype in- Situ, Tsaile, or Ch hapter Site chosen Full system, to include their ow wn pellet fabrication, pellet distribution, dissemination, qua ality assurance

Assistanc e Needed • Info for proposals Illnesses/Deaths/Comp pensation- Statistics • Strong Letters of Reco Strong Letters of Reco mmendation mmendation • Funding Sources 1. ICPMS/Materials/A Analysis 2 Stipends 2. Stipends 3. Continue with the T ime Table

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