start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol= cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page= end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2015 dt-pub=20150620 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Adsorption and removal of strontium in aqueous solution by synthetic hydroxyapatite en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Hydroxyapatite (HAP) is a main mineral constituent of bone and tooth and has an outstanding biocompatibility. HAP is a possible sorbent for heavy metals in wastewater due to its high adsorption capacity and low water solubility. We developed a removal system of 90Sr from aqueous solution by HAP column procedure. More than 90 % of 90Sr was adsorbed and removed from the 90Sr containing solution. Divalent cations, Ca2+, had little effect on the removal of 90Sr up to a concentration of 1 mmol L−1. This clearly indicates that the HAP column technique is advantageous with respect to the capacity to adsorb 90Sr from water present in the environment. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=NishiyamaYuichi en-aut-sei=Nishiyama en-aut-mei=Yuichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=HanafusaTadashi en-aut-sei=Hanafusa en-aut-mei=Tadashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamashitaJun en-aut-sei=Yamashita en-aut-mei=Jun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamamotoYoko en-aut-sei=Yamamoto en-aut-mei=Yoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoToshiro en-aut-sei=Ono en-aut-mei=Toshiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Radiation Research, Advanced Science Research Center, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Radiation Research, Advanced Science Research Center, Okayama University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Radiation Research, Advanced Science Research Center, Okayama University en-keyword=Strontium kn-keyword=Strontium en-keyword=Hydroxyapatite kn-keyword=Hydroxyapatite en-keyword=Adsorption kn-keyword=Adsorption en-keyword=Desorption kn-keyword=Desorption en-keyword=Divalent cation kn-keyword=Divalent cation END