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Experimental Study and Modeling of Uranium (VI) Sorption onto a Spanish Smectite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Tiziana Missana ,
Ursula Alonso ,
Miguel Garcia-Gutierrez ,
Nairoby Albarran  and
Trinidad Lopez
Tiziana Missana
Affiliation:
tiziana.missana@ciemat.es, CIEMAT, Medioambiente, MADRID, Spain
Ursula Alonso
Affiliation:
ursula.alonso@ciemat.esursula.alonso@gmail.com, CIEMAT, Medioambiente, MADRID, Spain
Miguel Garcia-Gutierrez
Affiliation:
miguel.garcia@ciemat.es, CIEMAT, Medioambiente, MADRID, Spain
Nairoby Albarran
Affiliation:
nairoby.albarran@ciemat.es, CIEMAT, Medioambiente, MADRID, Spain
Trinidad Lopez
Affiliation:
trinidad.lopez@ciemat.es, CIEMAT, Medioambiente, MADRID, Spain
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Abstract

Adsorption of uranium onto a Spanish smectite was studied, analyzing the effects of the most important parameters such as pH, ionic strength, radionuclide concentration and solid to liquid ratio. Batch sorption studies, in anoxic conditions under N2 atmosphere, were carried out on the bentonite previously purified and converted into the homoionic Na-form. In the sorption edges, two regions could be clearly distinguished. At pH lower than 5, sorption depended strongly on the ionic strength, possibly indicating the predominance of the uranyl ionic exchange process. At higher pH, sorption did not depend on the ionic strength but only on pH. The sorption behavior in this region suggested the predominance of a surface complexation mechanism. Sorption isotherms showed a non linear behavior in the concentration range used. Sorption data were interpreted using a non electrostatic standard model combining surface complexation, with the weak and strong SOH sites of the clay, and ionic exchange. The acid – base properties of the weak SOH sites were determined by potentiometric titrations. The model used was able to reproduce, in a very satisfactory way, all the data in a wide range of experimental conditions.

Keywords

adsorptionUwaste management
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1124: Symposium Q – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXII , 2008 , 1124-Q07-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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