Researchers at Kinki University said May 23 they have developed plaster for use in home construction that is capable of absorbing radioactive cesium.
Researchers at Kinki University said May 23 they have developed plaster for use in home construction that is capable of absorbing radioactive cesium.
The team led by Tsuyoshi Morimura, a former professor of the university’s faculty of engineering, produced the plaster by blending in zeolite, a microporous mineral capable of soaking up cesium.
The plaster removed 99 percent or more of cesium when the team filtered a cesium-water solution with the material.
Hopes are high that the plaster will be used at facilities to store cesium-tainted substances generated by the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture last year.
Plaster is often applied to walls and floors in home construction.