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Adsorbent materials made by Honeywell (HON) were used to clean nearly 100 million gallons of radiation-contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

Honeywell’s UOP IONSIV Selective Media adsorbents have been used by Toshiba Corp. and Shaw Global Services LLC as part of the Simplified Active Water Retrieve and Recovery System (SARRY), which is being used to treat wastewater that was contaminated after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011.

Honeywell’s UOP material has been used in the system since August 2011 and has reduced cesium to below detectable levels.

Honeywell’s UOP IONSIV Selective Media adsorbents are crystalline materials designed to selectively remove radioactive ions, particularly cesium and strontium, from liquids.

Previous generations of these products have been used commercially for more than 30 years to treat radioactive waste streams in commercial nuclear power plants, alkaline tank waste and spent fuel storage pool water. Honeywell’s UOP R9120-B adsorbent and its UOP R9160-G adsorbent were used in the cleanup efforts at the plant.

The SARRY system, developed by Toshiba, the Shaw Group and AVANTech, Inc., has operated at the plant since its installation. Cleanup efforts are still under way and IONSIV adsorbents are expected to remain in use for the next 10 years to remove cesium and strontium from various contaminated water sources at Fukushima.

http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/03/honeywell-cleans-irradiated-water-at-fukushima-nuclear-power-pla.html

April 03, 2012

“…”This investment helps us meet the demand for our newest advanced materials, as well as established products that are in demand by customers around the world,” said Mike Millard, senior vice president and general manager for Honeywell’s UOP Catalyst, Adsorbents and Specialties business. “We continue to invest in new technologies that will help meet refiners and petrochemical producers’ needs for materials that offer more flexibility, increase production and lower cost.”

IONSIV Ion Exchanger adsorbents are crystalline materials that can selectively remove radioactive ions from liquids. At Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, these adsorbents are successfully being used to reduce radioactive cesium to non-detectable levels in the plant’s contaminated wastewater after the earthquake and tsunami last year. These materials have been used commercially for more than 30 years to remove radioactive ions from liquids, such as radioactive waste streams in commercial nuclear power plants, alkaline tank waste, and spent fuel storage pool water….”

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“….Honeywell UOP is a leading producer of catalysts, used in refining, petrochemical and other applications, to produce products ranging from transportation fuels to biodegradable detergents. It pioneered the adsorbents industry more than 60 years ago with the invention of the first synthetic zeolites for use as molecular sieve adsorbents. Today, in addition to a wide range of molecular sieve and activated alumina products, it offers a broad portfolio of adsorbents for the removal of contaminants such as mercury and sulfur compounds.

In addition to Mobile, Honeywell UOP produces catalysts and adsorbents in Baton Rouge, La.; Shreveport, La.; McCook, Ill..; Shanghai, China; Brimsdown, U.K.; and Reggio Calabria, Italy. The company’s New York Stock Exchange symbol is HON…..”

http://blog.al.com/press-register-business/2012/04/honeywell_company_uop_expandin.html