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An Aluminum Pillared Montmorillonite with Fast Uptake of Strontium and Cesium from Aqueous Solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

D. T. Karamanis ,
X. A. Aslanoglou ,
P. A. Assimakopoulos ,
N. H. Gangas ,
A. A. Pakou  and
N. G. Papayannakos
D. T. Karamanis
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
X. A. Aslanoglou
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
P. A. Assimakopoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
N. H. Gangas
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
A. A. Pakou
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
N. G. Papayannakos
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
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Abstract

The uptake of Sr and Cs by 2 types of aluminum pillared layered clays (Al-PILC), a reference sample (AZA) and a specially tailored sample (FRAZA), were investigated. The AZA sample was prepared from air-dried precursors and the FRAZA sample from freeze-dried precursors. X-ray diffraction (XRD), pore and grain size measurements revealed that freeze-drying leads to a very fine-grained material with substantial mesoporosity. In contrast, air-drying results in coarse grains and an essentially microporous material. Four different methods were tested for restoring the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the prepared PILCs. The most effective method proved to be exposing the material to ammonia fumes, then soaking it in a NaCl solution at pH =10. Strontium and Cs kinetic experiments were carried out with PILCs after restoring their CEC by this method. The results revealed 1 fast uptake component in both materials but with different relaxation times for each PILC.

Keywords

Cation Exchange CapacityDelaminationPillared ClayRadiocesiumRadiostrontiumUptake
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 45 , Issue 5 , October 1997 , pp. 709 - 717
Copyright
Copyright © 1997, The Clay Minerals Society

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