Adsorption behavior of aqueous europium on kaolinite under various disposal conditions |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Mun?Ja?KangEmail author Pil?Soo?Hahn |
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Affiliation: | (1) Radioactive Waste Disposal Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Yuseong, P. O. Box 105, 305-600 Daejeon, Korea |
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Abstract: | This work investigated the adsorption behavior of europium on kaolinite under various disposal conditions. Batch-wise adsorption
and precipitation experiments and equilibrium model calculations were performed over a pH range of 4–10 and CO2 concentration range of 0%, 0.03%, and 10%. Experimental precipitation behaviors are in agreement with the results of equilibrium
model calculations using the geochemical code MINTEQA2. Aqueous species of Eu3+ exists mainly at pH 5 or below and solid phases of Eu(OH)3(s), Eu(OH)CO3(s), and Eu2(CO3)3·3H2O(s) are formed at higher pH ranges. Adsorption behavior of Eu on kaolinite in the low pH range can be explained by interlayer
ion-exchange reaction. The significant increase in adsorbed amount at pH 5–6 is due to the surface complexation at the edge
site of kaolinite. In the high pH range, precipitation of Eu contributes mainly to the adsorption quantity. The rapid decrease
in adsorbed amount above pH 7 under 10% CO2 condition occurs by the formation of anionic europium species of Eu(CO3)
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.The adsorption of Eu on kaolinite could be well interpreted by the Freundlich adsorption isotherm. The data except for the
highest equilibrium concentration ranges were also explained by Langmuir isotherm and the maximum adsorbed quantity of Eu
on kaolinite,b, is 1.2 mg/g. |
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Keywords: | Europium Species Adsorption Kaolinite |
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