Affiliation:
1. Nuclear Chemistry Department , Hot Laboratories Center , Atomic Energy Authority , P.O. Box 13759 , Cairo , Egypt , Tel.: +201221925641
2. Egypt Second Research Reactor, Atomic Energy Authority , P.O. Box 13759 , Cairo , Egypt
Abstract
Abstract
The present study evaluates the performance of ion flotation process for removal of uranyl tricarbonate complex, UO2(CO3)3
4−, which is the dominant species in many aqueous media particularly seawater, from aqueous solutions using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB, as a cationic surfactant. Flotation of UO2(CO3)3
4− as a function in the solution pH is investigated in absence and in presence of carbonate. Removal percentage >99% is achieved in the pH range 8.5–11.5 in presence of 5×10−3 M carbonate. The influence of concentrations of ethanol (0.1–2% v/v) and CTAB (5×10−5–1.4×10−3 M) show that UO2(CO3)3
4− is efficiently removed at concentrations of 0.5–1.5% v/v and 4×10−4–1×10−3 M, respectively. Based on the obtained kinetic data, the flotation mechanism and the flotation rate are investigated using two different flotation models. Floatability of UO2(CO3)3
4− in presence of different cations (Ba2+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Sr2+) and anions (NO3
−, Br−, Cl−, SO4
2− and HPO4
2−) is studied. Except for Mg2+ and NO3
−, the flotation efficiency of UO2(CO3)3
4− is significantly decreased at concentrations higher than 1×10−3 and 5×10−3 M of the studied cations and anions, respectively. Ion flotation process is efficiently applied for removal of uranium(VI), R%>98.5%, from seawater. Accordingly, ion flotation can be considered as a promising technique and thus its feasibility for removal and/or recovery of uranium(VI) from many aqueous environment.
Subject
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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