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Sheha RR, Sheta SM, Hamouda MA, El-Sheikh SM, Kandil AT, Ali OI. A comprehensive study for the potential removal of 152+154Eu radionuclides using a promising modified strontium-based MOF. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2023; 270:107287. [PMID: 37677908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2023.107287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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A facile modification of a strontium-based MOF using oxalic acid was carried out to prepare MTSr-OX MOF, which was used as a potential substance for eliminating 152+154Eu radioisotopes. Various analytical techniques were used to characterize MTSr-OX-MOF. The prepared MOF had a rod-like structure with a BET surface area of 101.55 m2 g-1. Batch sorption experiments were used to investigate the sorption performance of MTSr-OX-MOF towards 152+154Eu radionuclides where different parameters like pH, contact time, initial 152+154Eu concentration, ionic strength, and temperature were scrutinized to determine the optimum conditions for 152+154Eu removal. MTSr-OX-MOF showed superior effectiveness in the elimination of 152+154Eu with a maximum sorption capacity of 234.72 mg g-1 at pH 3.5. Kinetics fitted with the pseudo-second-order model and the Langmuir model correctly described the sorption mechanism. The thermodynamic variables were carefully examined, demonstrating that the 152+154Eu sorption was endothermic as well as spontaneous. The MTSr-OX-MOF has been found to be a significantly more effective sorbent towards 152+154Eu than that of many other adsorbents. When applied to real active waste, MTSr-OX-MOF demonstrated excellent removal performance for a wide range of radionuclides. As a result, the MTSr-OX-MOF can be recognized as an attractive solution for the 152+154Eu purification from active waste.
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- Reda R Sheha
- Nuclear Chem. Dept., Hot Lab Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, P. O. 13759, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Behouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo, 11795, Egypt
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- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Department, Central Metallurgical R & D Institute, Cairo, 11421, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo, 11795, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo, 11795, Egypt
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Neumann J, Lessing J, Lee SS, Stubbs JE, Eng PJ, Demnitz M, Fenter P, Schmidt M. Y(III) Sorption at the Orthoclase (001) Surface Measured by X-ray Reflectivity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:266-276. [PMID: 36562683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Interactions of heavy metals with charged mineral surfaces control their mobility in the environment. Here, we investigate the adsorption of Y(III) onto the orthoclase (001) basal plane, the former as a representative of rare earth elements and an analogue of trivalent actinides and the latter as a representative of naturally abundant K-feldspar minerals. We apply in situ high-resolution X-ray reflectivity to determine the sorption capacity and molecular distribution of adsorbed Y species as a function of the Y3+ concentration, [Y3+], at pH 7 and 5. With [Y3+] ≥ 1 mM at pH 7, we observe an inner-sphere (IS) sorption complex at a distance of ∼1.5 Å from the surface and an outer-sphere (OS) complex at 3-4 Å. Based on the adsorption height of the IS complex, a bidentate, binuclear binding mode, in which Y3+ binds to two terminal oxygens, is proposed. In contrast, mostly OS sorption is observed at pH 5. The observed maximum Y coverage is ∼1.3 Y3+/AUC (AUC: area of the unit cell = 111.4 Å2) for all the investigated pH values and Y concentrations, which is in the expected range based on the estimated surface charge of orthoclase (001).
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- Julia Neumann
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, Dresden01328, Germany
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, Dresden01328, Germany
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, 929 E 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois60637, United States
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, 929 E 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois60637, United States
- James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 E 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois60637, United States
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, Dresden01328, Germany
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois60439, United States
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, Dresden01328, Germany
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Wu H, Xu Z, Zhu L, Cheng X, Kang M. Adsorption of strontium at K-feldspar-water interface. Appl Radiat Isot 2022; 181:110111. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Rao G, Liu X, Liu P. Fabrication of MoS2@TiO2 hollow‐sphere heterostructures with enhanced visible light photocatalytic reduction of U(VI). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-08091-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wu H, Chen J, Su Z, Ma B, Ji Y, Lin S, Xu D, Kang M. Insight into the adsorption of europium(III) on muscovite and phlogopite: Effects of pH, electrolytes, humic substances and mica structures. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 282:131087. [PMID: 34119726 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Europium(III), i.e., Eu(III), is chemically analogous to the trivalent lanthanides (Ln) and actinides (An). A good understanding of the adsorption behaviour of Eu(III) on mica group minerals is critical to the safety evaluation of the radioactive contamination. Nevertheless, the structural complexity of micaceous minerals makes it difficult to draw a consistent conclusion in the study of Eu(III) migration. In this work, we contrastively studied Eu(III) adsorption on dioctahedral muscovite and trioctahedral phlogopite as functions of pH, ionic strength, background electrolytes, interaction sequence, and fulvic acid (FA). Batch experiments showed that Eu(III) adsorption on both micas was strongly dependent on pH but quite independent on ionic strength that is determined by Na+. Planar sites are available on both muscovite and phlogopite while interlayer sites only on phlogopite under Na+ and Ca2+ electrolytes (not for K+ and Cs+). An interlayer expansion of phlogopite, as indicated by a newly appeared diffraction peak at ~6° 2-theta, occurred along with Eu(III) adsorption, which was also confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, the initial Eu(III) concentrations, the concentration ratios between Eu(III) and Cs+, and the reaction sequences of Eu(III)-electrolytes-FA affected both the adsorption behaviour of Eu(III) and reversely the structural alteration of phlogopite. The sequential extraction showed that the adsorbed Eu(III) was mainly in the ion-exchangeable form while the addition of FA could increase the portion of coordinative species. The currently proposed Eu(III) adsorption mechanism can shed new light on predicting the migration of Ln/An(III) at the mica-rich solid-liquid interface on a molecular scale.
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- Hanyu Wu
- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Fujian Fuqing Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Fuqing, 350300, China
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
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Molodtsov K, Demnitz M, Schymura S, Jankovský F, Zuna M, Havlová V, Schmidt M. Molecular-Level Speciation of Eu(III) Adsorbed on a Migmatized Gneiss As Determined Using μTRLFS. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:4871-4879. [PMID: 33705108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The interaction of Eu(III) with thin sections of migmatized gneiss from the Bukov Underground Research Facility (URF), Czech Republic, was characterized by microfocus time-resolved laser-induced luminescence spectroscopy (μTRLFS) with a spatial resolution of ∼20 μm, well below typical grain sizes of the material. By this approach, sorption processes can be characterized on the molecular level while maintaining the relationship of the speciation with mineralogy and topography. The sample mineralogy was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and Raman microscopy, and the sorption was independently quantified by autoradiography using 152Eu. Representative μTRLFS studies over large areas of multiple mm2 reveal that sorption on the heterogeneous material is not dominated by any of the typical major constituent minerals (quartz, feldspar, and mica). Instead, minor phases such as chlorite and prehnite control the Eu(III) distribution, despite their low contribution to the overall composition of the material, as well as common but less studied phases like Mg-hornblende. In particular, prehnite shows high a sorption uptake as well as strong binding of Eu to the mineral surface. Sorption on prehnite and hornblende happens at the expense of feldspar, which showed the highest sorption uptake in a previous spatially resolved study on granitic rock. Similarly, sorption on quartz is reduced, even though only low quantities of strongly bound Eu(III) were found here previously. Our results illustrate how competition of mineral surfaces for adsorbing cations drives the metal distribution in heterogeneous systems.
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- Konrad Molodtsov
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Research Site Leipzig, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- ÚJV Řež, a.s., Hlavní 130, Řež, 250 68 Husinec, Czech Republic
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- ÚJV Řež, a.s., Hlavní 130, Řež, 250 68 Husinec, Czech Republic
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- ÚJV Řež, a.s., Hlavní 130, Řež, 250 68 Husinec, Czech Republic
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Neumann J, Brinkmann H, Britz S, Lützenkirchen J, Bok F, Stockmann M, Brendler V, Stumpf T, Schmidt M. A comprehensive study of the sorption mechanism and thermodynamics of f-element sorption onto K-feldspar. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 591:490-499. [PMID: 33279214 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The mobility of heavy metal contaminants and radionuclides in the environment is directly controlled by their interactions with charged mineral surfaces, hence an assessment of their potential toxicity, e.g. in the context of radioactive waste disposal sites, requires understanding of sorption processes on the molecular level. Here, we investigate the sorption of a variety of rare earth elements (REE) and trivalent actinides (Am, Cm) on K-feldspar using batch sorption, time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (TRLFS), and a surface complexation model. Initially, a reliable pKa for K-feldspar's surface deprotonation reaction was determined as 2.5 ± 0.02 by column titration experiments, in excellent agreement with a measured pHIEP of 2.8. Batch sorption experiments over a broad range of experimental conditions in terms of mineral grain size, pH, [M3+], ionic radius, solid/liquid ratio, ionic strength, and equilibration procedures were carried out to quantify macroscopic retention. The trivalent d-block element Y, early, mid, and late lanthanides (La, Eu, Nd, Lu), as well as two minor actinides (Am, Cm) were used for batch sorption experiments and showed similar pH dependent uptake behavior, underlining their chemical analogy. In parallel, spectroscopic investigations provided insight into surface speciation. Cm TRLFS spectra indicate the formation of three inner-sphere sorption complexes with increasing hydrolysis. Additionally, a ternary K-feldspar/Cm/silicate complex was found for pH > 10, and batch and spectroscopic data at low pH (<4) point to small amounts of outer sphere sorption complexes. Based on TRLFS data, batch sorption, and titration data, a generic geochemical sorption model was developed, that describes sorption edges for all investigated M3+/K-feldspar systems satisfactorily. The derived stability constants for the binary sorption complexes (logK1-4 = -3.6, -7.7, -11.5, and -17.4, respectively) could successfully be used to reproduce literature data. The stability constants obtained for the surface complexes were included into the database for the Smart Kd-concept, which will further improve the safety assessment of potential repositories for radioactive waste.
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- J Neumann
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH, Theodor-Heuss-Straße 4, 38122 Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany.
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Sorption of Eu(III) on Eibenstock granite studied by µTRLFS: A novel spatially-resolved luminescence-spectroscopic technique. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6287. [PMID: 31000739 PMCID: PMC6472502 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42664-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In this study a novel technique, micro-focus time-resolved laser-induced luminescence spectroscopy (µTRLFS) is presented to investigate heterogeneous systems like granite (mainly consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica), regarding their sorption behavior. µTRLFS is a spatially-resolved upgrade of conventional TRLFS, which allows point-by-point analysis of single minerals by reducing the beam size of the analytic laser beam to below the size of mineral grains. This provides visualization of sorption capacity as well as speciation of a luminescent probe, here Eu3+. A thin-section of granitic rock from Eibenstock, Saxony, Germany was analyzed regarding its mineralogy with microprobe X-ray fluorescence (µXRF) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). Afterwards, it was reacted with 5.0 × 10−5 mol/L Eu3+ at pH 8.0 and uptake was quantified by autoradiography. Finally, the µTRLFS studies were conducted. The results clearly show that the materials interact differently with Eu3+, and often even on one mineral grain different speciations can be found. Alkali-feldspar shows very high uptake, with an inhomogeneous distribution, and intermediate sorption strength. On quartz uptake is almost 10-fold lower, while the complexation strength is higher than on feldspar. This may be indicative of adsorption only at surface defect sites, in accordance with low hydration of the observed species.
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Fan Q, Li P, Pan D. Radionuclides sorption on typical clay minerals: Modeling and spectroscopies. INTERFACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-102727-1.00001-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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