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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Horst-Otto Bertholdt, Forchheim, DE;
Rainer Gassen, Fürth, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/706 ; C02F 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/706 ; C02F 1/68 ;
Abstract
Nitrate ions are removed from a solution. Such a solution is, in particular, a spent decontamination solution or another spent solution intended for reducing the radioactivity of a metal part. It is provided that the solution, if it comprises a short-chain organic compound, is irradiated with UV light. Otherwise, such a compound is introduced into the solution prior to irradiation. Using the method, the nitrate ions are chemically reduced, forming, for example, N , N O, CO and H O.