FT-IR/PAS and SEM EDX studies on aluminosilicates modified by CS(I), TH(IV) and U(VI)

Clays and zeolites are some of the most important industrial minerals. They have practical applications in geology, agriculture, construction, engineering, process industries, and environment. There are many traditional applications of aluminosilicates. Some of the most important include ceramics, paper, paint, plastics, drilling fluids, foundry bondants, chemical carriers, liquid barriers, decolorization, and catalysis. Our research was focused on radioactive waste disposal from aqueous solutions by using clays (bentonite and palygorskite). Clays are cheap and widely available material, and it is interesting to investigate its characteristic in relation to Cs(I), Th(IV), U(VI) sorption.