Fast and effective sorption of radioactive Sr(II) onto mesoporous silicate
Author:
Attia Mohamed A.1, Hamoud Moustafa A.1, Ghamry Mohamed A.1, Mahmoud Mamdoh R.1
Affiliation:
1. Nuclear Chemistry Dept. , Hot Lab Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority , P.O. 13759 , Cairo , Egypt
Abstract
Abstract
A mesoporous silicate material (MS) was effectively synthesized and applied as a solid sorbent for removal of radioactive Sr(II) ions from aqueous solution. MS was characterized using different tools including N2 adsorption-desorption analysis, FT-IR, XRD and SEM. The synthesized material has crystalline, porous nature and exhibited a large surface area of about 905.18 m2 g−1. The uptake of Sr(II) ions onto MS was investigated under different batch experimental conditions involving pH, equilibrium time, sample weight and initial concentration of Sr(II) ions. About 98 % of Sr(II) radionuclides were uptaken at pH 12 in the first minute. Different isotherm models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich and Temkin) were applied to analyze the obtained experimental sorption equilibrium data. The Langmuir isotherm model was aligned well with the sorption data. The maximum sorption capacity (Q
max) of MS towards strontium ions attained the value 0.991 mmol/g. The parameters (ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS°) were calculated from thermodynamic study and their values showed that sorption process of Sr(II) ions on MS is strong, take place spontaneously, and considered as endothermic process. The synthesized MS had the ability to efficiently remove Sr(II) radionuclides even in the presence of Na+ and Ca2+ as competing cations in aqueous solution. Among the studied desorbing agents, CaCl2 was the best one for desorbing Sr(II) radionuclides loaded onto MS. The synthesized MS was reused for sorption of strontium up to four cycles with acceptable efficiency.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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