Abstract
AbstractThe spent alum sludge was employed for the removal of specific fission products including 137Cs, 85Sr, 152+154Eu, 99Mo, and 99Tc radionuclides from radioactive waste. The physicochemical features of spent alum sludge were investigated. The results illustrated that the uptake percentages were 94.2, 90.5, 87.6, 87.1, and 76.6%, correspondingly, for 99Mo, 152+154Eu, 99Tc, 85Sr, and 137Cs. The kinetic studies illustrated that the adsorption process obeyed Langmuir kinetics which is a combination of first-order and second-order expressions. The findings demonstrated that the spent alum sludge can be applied successfully as a low-cost and effective adsorbent for the treatment of radioactive waste.
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This paper is based upon work supported by Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority
Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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