Separation Science and Technology, Vol.31, No.15, 2021-2044, 1996
Sorption of Np-239 and U-235 Fission-Products by Zeolite-Y, Mexican Natural Erionite, and Bentonite
Zeolite Y, erionite, and bentonite have been used in this work to remove Np-239 and U-235 fission products from aqueous solutions at various pH values. it was found that the sorption of fission products by aluminosilicates takes place by different mechanisms, mainly ion exchange, precipitation, and electrostatic surface interaction. The radionuclides content was determined by gamma-spectrometry, and x-ray diffraction was used to learn whether the solids maintained their crystallinity at different pH values.
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