{"title":"Sorption Studies of Cesium on Kunipia-F Bentonite and Silicon Dioxide","authors":"A. O-manee, Y. Enokida, Kayo Sawada","doi":"10.12982/cmjs.2022.093","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Adsorption is one of the effective methods used for the removal of contaminants from radioactive wastewater. In this research, removal efficiency of Cs from the prepared low-concentration Cs solution (100 μg/L) was studied using two different adsorbents namely high purity Kunipia-F bentonite and Silicon dioxide (SiO2). After performing the adsorption tests, the Cs ions in liquid and solid phases were analyzed using the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique. The adsorption capacities of both materials were then compared. It was found that the Cs adsorption capacity of bentonite was higher than that of SiO2. The distribution coefficient of Cs in the bentonite was 1.0 L-sol/g-solid, which was 100 times greater than that of SiO2. The highest sorption of Cs on bentonite could be attributed to its smaller particle size (0.362 μm), compared to the SiO2 particle size (0.625 μm). Bentonite is natural clay and is generally used as a buffer material in geological disposal systems for high-level nuclear waste. The results of this research indicate that bentonite could be an effective absorbent for decontaminating low concentration Cs in radioactive wastewater.","PeriodicalId":9884,"journal":{"name":"Chiang Mai Journal of Science","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Chiang Mai Journal of Science","FirstCategoryId":"103","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12982/cmjs.2022.093","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Adsorption is one of the effective methods used for the removal of contaminants from radioactive wastewater. In this research, removal efficiency of Cs from the prepared low-concentration Cs solution (100 μg/L) was studied using two different adsorbents namely high purity Kunipia-F bentonite and Silicon dioxide (SiO2). After performing the adsorption tests, the Cs ions in liquid and solid phases were analyzed using the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique. The adsorption capacities of both materials were then compared. It was found that the Cs adsorption capacity of bentonite was higher than that of SiO2. The distribution coefficient of Cs in the bentonite was 1.0 L-sol/g-solid, which was 100 times greater than that of SiO2. The highest sorption of Cs on bentonite could be attributed to its smaller particle size (0.362 μm), compared to the SiO2 particle size (0.625 μm). Bentonite is natural clay and is generally used as a buffer material in geological disposal systems for high-level nuclear waste. The results of this research indicate that bentonite could be an effective absorbent for decontaminating low concentration Cs in radioactive wastewater.
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The Chiang Mai Journal of Science is an international English language peer-reviewed journal which is published in open access electronic format 6 times a year in January, March, May, July, September and November by the Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University. Manuscripts in most areas of science are welcomed except in areas such as agriculture, engineering and medical science which are outside the scope of the Journal. Currently, we focus on manuscripts in biology, chemistry, physics, materials science and environmental science. Papers in mathematics statistics and computer science are also included but should be of an applied nature rather than purely theoretical. Manuscripts describing experiments on humans or animals are required to provide proof that all experiments have been carried out according to the ethical regulations of the respective institutional and/or governmental authorities and this should be clearly stated in the manuscript itself. The Editor reserves the right to reject manuscripts that fail to do so.