Patents by Inventor Yumi Yaita
Yumi Yaita has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10112125Abstract: A treatment method for a used ion exchange resin, includes: bringing a used ion exchange resin into contact with a reaction solution, the used ion exchange resin having an ion exchange group with at least a radionuclide or a heavy metal element adsorbed thereon, and the reaction solution containing an iron compound, hydrogen peroxide, and ozone; separating at least a part of the reaction solution in contact with the used ion exchange resin from the used ion exchange resin; and decomposing an organic component contained in the reaction solution separated from the used ion exchange resin.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshiaki Sugimori, Shinya Miyamoto, Seiichi Murayama, Takaaki Murata, Yumi Yaita, Masaaki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20180277274Abstract: A method for decontaminating the nickel-based alloy includes oxidization of an oxide film accumulating radioactive nuclides with a first oxidizing agent to elute nickel into a solvent and thus to transform into a low-nickel film (S13 to S15). Elution amounts of Nickel, Chromium, and iron in the solvent are measured in the step S15 of the first oxidation step. Based on the elution amount, a second oxidizing agent is selected in the step S16. With the second oxidizing agent, the low-nickel film is oxidized to elute Chromium and thus to transform into an iron-concentrated film (S17 to S19). The iron-concentrated film is reduced with a reducing agent after the second oxidizing step including the steps of S13 to S19 to be dissolved and thus to be removed (S22).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions CorporationInventors: Koji Negishi, Yumi Yaita, Hiromi Aoi, Miyuki Arai
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Publication number: 20160243474Abstract: A treatment method for a used ion exchange resin, includes: bringing a used ion exchange resin into contact with a reaction solution, the used ion exchange resin having an ion exchange group with at least a radionuclide or a heavy metal element adsorbed thereon, and the reaction solution containing an iron compound, hydrogen peroxide, and ozone; separating at least a part of the reaction solution in contact with the used ion exchange resin from the used ion exchange resin; and decomposing an organic component contained in the reaction solution separated from the used ion exchange resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshiaki SUGIMORI, Shinya MIYAMOTO, Seiichi MURAYAMA, Takaaki MURATA, Yumi YAITA, Masaaki KANEKO
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Patent number: 9093185Abstract: A radioactive substance is effectively suppressed by an oxide-film removal step of removing an oxide film on a metallic material surface with which a coolant containing the radioactive substance comes in contact, and a titanium-oxide deposition step of depositing a titanium oxide on the metallic material surface after the oxide film has been removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yumi Yaita, Teruki Fukumatsu, Hiromi Aoi, Yutaka Uruma
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Patent number: 8888985Abstract: According to one embodiment, a process for producing rare metals includes the steps of: recovering a first-residue solution through a primary target metal extracted by leaching a mineral resource; extracting a perrhenic acid ion contained in the first-residue solution with at least one of an anion exchange resin and a first-organic solvent; back extracting the perrhenic acid ion contained in the anion exchange resin or the first-organic solvent to a first-eluant; and electrolyzing the back extracted first-eluant to collect a rhenium at a cathode.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Koji Mizuguchi, Shohei Kanamura, Tetsuo Osato, Yuya Takahashi, Yumi Yaita, Yu Yamashita, Reiko Fujita, Takashi Omori, Takashi Yazawa
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Patent number: 8798225Abstract: A radiation exposure reduction method includes the steps of: injecting iron into a coolant which flows from the reactor cooling system to the reactor core in a nuclear power plant; and ferritizing and fixing radionuclides or parent nuclides thereof, which are contained in the coolant, on the surface of a reactor core structure, wherein an iron citrate which is soluble organic iron, or iron oxalate or iron fumarate which has a particle diameter of 3 ?m or less, is used as the iron to be injected into the coolant.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Yaita, Seiji Yamamoto, Hajime Hirasawa, Yutaka Uruma
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Patent number: 8440876Abstract: A chemical decontamination apparatus of the present invention chemically dissolves radioactive substance-containing oxide films formed or adhering on the surface of a decontamination object by using ozone water to conduct decontamination. The chemical decontamination apparatus includes an ozone generating unit for generating ozone gas, an ozone supplying device for supplying the generated ozone gas to an ozone supplying unit in water, and a sintered metal element 37 which is disposed in the ozone supplying unit and to which ozone gas is supplied from the ozone supplying device. The ozone gas supplied to a sintered metal element interior from the ozone supplying device is allowed to flow out of the element into water so as to generate ozone water.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masami Enda, Nagayoshi Ichikawa, Masayuki Kaneda, Takeshi Kanasaki, Toshihiro Yoshii, Yumi Yaita, Ichiro Inami
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Publication number: 20130001096Abstract: According to one embodiment, a process for producing rare metals includes the steps of: recovering a first-residue solution through a primary target metal extracted by leaching a mineral resource; extracting a perrhenic acid ion contained in the first-residue solution with at least one of an anion exchange resin and a first-organic solvent; back extracting the perrhenic acid ion contained in the anion exchange resin or the first-organic solvent to a first-eluant; and electrolyzing the back extracted first-eluant to collect a rhenium at a cathode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Koji MIZUGUCHI, Shohei Kanamura, Tetsuo Osato, Yuya Takahashi, Yumi Yaita, Yu Yamashita, Reiko Fujita, Takashi Omori, Takashi Yazawa
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Publication number: 20120069949Abstract: A radioactive substance is effectively suppressed by an oxide-film removal step of removing an oxide film on a metallic material surface with which a coolant containing the radioactive substance comes in contact, and a titanium-oxide deposition step of depositing a titanium oxide on the metallic material surface after the oxide film has been removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yumi Yaita, Teruki Fukumatsu, Hiromi Aoi, Yutaka Uruma
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Publication number: 20110211663Abstract: A radiation exposure reduction method includes the steps of: injecting iron into a coolant which flows from the reactor cooling system to the reactor core in a nuclear power plant; and ferritizing and fixing radionuclides or parent nuclides thereof, which are contained in the coolant, on the surface of a reactor core structure, wherein an iron citrate which is soluble organic iron, or iron oxalate or iron fumarate which has a particle diameter of 3 ?m or less, is used as the iron to be injected into the coolant.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yumi Yaita, Seiji Yamamoto, Hajime Hirasawa, Yutaka Uruma
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Patent number: 7772451Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
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Publication number: 20100168497Abstract: A chemical decontamination apparatus of the present invention chemically dissolves radioactive substance-containing oxide films formed or adhering on the surface of a decontamination object by using ozone water to conduct decontamination. The chemical decontamination apparatus includes an ozone generating unit for generating ozone gas, an ozone supplying device for supplying the generated ozone gas to an ozone supplying unit in water, and a sintered metal element 37 which is disposed in the ozone supplying unit and to which ozone gas is supplied from the ozone supplying device. The ozone gas supplied to a sintered metal element interior from the ozone supplying device is allowed to flow out of the element into water so as to generate ozone water.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masami Enda, Nagayoshi Ichikawa, Masayuki Kaneda, Takeshi Kanasaki, Toshihiro Yoshii, Yumi Yaita, Ichiro Inami
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Publication number: 20100154840Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
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Patent number: 7713402Abstract: Chemical decontamination method of dissolving oxide film adhered to contaminated component including, preparing decontamination solution in which ozone is dissolved and oxidation additive agent, which suppresses corrosion of metal base of the contaminated component, is added, and applying the decontamination solution to the contaminated component, thereby to remove the oxide film by oxidation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2005Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Norihisa Saito, Hiromi Aoi, Ichiro Inami, Hitoshi Sakai, Satoshi Hiraragi, Yoshinari Takamatsu
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Patent number: 7622627Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
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Publication number: 20070071654Abstract: A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2006Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
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Patent number: 7087120Abstract: A method for chemically decontaminating radioactive material. The method includes reducing-dissolving step for setting surface of radioactive material in contact with reducing decontamination liquid including mono-carboxylic acid and di-carboxylic acid as dissolvent; and oxidizing-dissolving step for setting the surface of the radioactive material in contact with oxidizing decontamination liquid including oxidizer. The method may include repeated pairs of steps, each pair including the reducing-dissolving step and the oxidizing-dissolving step. The mono-carboxylic acid may include formic acid, and the di-carboxylic acid includes oxalic acid. The oxidizer may be ozone, permanganic acid or permanganate.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
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Publication number: 20060167330Abstract: A method for chemically decontaminating radioactive material. The method includes reducing-dissolving step for setting surface of radioactive material in contact with reducing decontamination liquid including mono-carboxylic acid and di-carboxylic acid as dissolvent; and oxidizing-dissolving step for setting the surface of the radioactive material in contact with oxidizing decontamination liquid including oxidizer. The method may include repeated pairs of steps, each pair including the reducing-dissolving step and the oxidizing-dissolving step. The mono-carboxylic acid may include formic acid, and the di-carboxylic acid includes oxalic acid. The oxidizer may be ozone, permanganic acid or permanganate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2003Publication date: July 27, 2006Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Mitsuyoshi Sato, Hitoshi Sakai, Takeshi Kanasaki, Ichiro Inami
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Publication number: 20060041176Abstract: Chemical decontamination method of dissolving oxide film adhered to contaminated component including, preparing decontamination solution in which ozone is dissolved and oxidation additive agent, which suppresses corrosion of metal base of the contaminated component, is added, and applying the decontamination solution to the contaminated component, thereby to remove the oxide film by oxidation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2005Publication date: February 23, 2006Inventors: Masami Enda, Yumi Yaita, Norihisa Saito, Hiromi Aoi, Ichiro Inami, Hitoshi Sakai, Satoshi Hiraragi, Yoshinari Takamatsu
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Patent number: 6875323Abstract: Ozone gas having a high ozone concentration is generated by a solid electrolyte electrolytic process. An ozone solution is prepared by injecting the ozone gas into an acidic solution of pH 6 or below. The ozone solution heated at a temperature in the range of 50° to 90° C. is supplied to a contaminated object to oxidize and dissolve a chromium oxide film by an oxidizing dissolving process. The ozone solution used in the oxidizing dissolving process is irradiated with ultraviolet rays to decompose ozone contained in the ozone solution, the ozone solution is passed through an ion-exchange resin to remove ions contained in the ozone solution. An oxalic acid solution is supplied to the contaminated object to dissolve an iron oxide film by a reductive dissolving process.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yumi Yaita, Masami Enda, Hitoshi Sakai